The Equatorial Processes Including Coupling (EPIC) initiative of the Scientific Committee on Solar Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP) - The Stratospheric Processes and their Role in Climate (SPARC) initiative of the World Climate Research Programme - The International Commission for the Middle Atmosphere (ICMA) of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (IAMAS) - The Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico of Brazil (CNPq)