Belmont Forum/IGFA Council of Principals:

The Belmont Forum [link to members] is a group of high-level representatives from agencies and organizations that have, as a major portion of their responsibilities, funding global environmental change research. The Belmont Forum, in October of 2009, became the Council of Principals for the International Group of Funding Agencies for Global Change Research (IGFA), replacing the group formerly known as the Steering Committee. With that new role, the Belmont Forum/IGFA CoP became the high-level decision making body for IGFA.

International Group of Funding Agencies for Global Change Research (IGFA):

IGFA is a broad group of senior and working level funding agency representatives, ICSU and ISSC representatives, global environmental change research programs (WCRP, IGBP, IHDP, DIVERSITAS, START, regional environmental change research programs (IAI). IGFA members meet at least every two years to discuss coordination and collaboration in global environmental change research, track progress, and discuss funding and interact with the global environmental change research programs and regional networks.

Working Group:

The Working Group assumed the role of the group formerly known as the IGFA Staff Group. It is composed of senior working level representatives from the Belmont Forum, ICSU, the ISSC, and IGFA. The Working Group meets regularly, as necessary to plan, implement, and track activities designed to meet the Belmont Challenge.