Automatic Asian Weather Station Network

Anthropogenic Climate Change

Arctic Climate System Study

Asian Development Bank

Advanced Earth Observation Satellite (Japan, 17 Aug 96)

Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change

Asian-Pacific Integrated Model

Asia Least-cost Greenhouse Gas Abatement Strategy (ESCAP)

Asia-Pacific Environmental Innovation Strategy Project

Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre (Singapore)

Biospheric Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle (IGBP)

Central Arid Grid (START)

Chinese Academy of Science

Scientific Capacity Building/Enhancement for Sustainable Development

Clean Development Mechanism

Centre of Marine and Coastal Studies (University Sains Malaysia)

Committee on Earth Observation Satellites

Chinese Ecosystem Research Network

Chlorofluorocarbon

Chemiluminescent Detector (sensor on ADEOS)

Climate Vulnerability in Agriculture R&D Programme

Climate Variability & Prediction Research Programme

Convention on Biological Diversity (adopted at UNCED, 1992)

Conference of Parties (CBD, UNFCCC, etc.)

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (India)

Commonwealth Scientific & Research Organisation (Australia)

International Programme of Biodiversity Science

DIVERSITAS in Western Pacific and Asia

Environment Access Programme for the Asia-Pacific

European Network for Research in Global Change

El Nino/Southern Oscillation

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN)

Earth System Science Partnership (DIVERSITAS, IGBP, IHDP, WCRP)

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations

Flow Regimes from International Experimental and Network Data Sets (UNESCO)

Global Analysis, Integration and Modelling (IGBP)

GEWEX Asia Monsoon Experiment

GAME Data Archive Information Network

Global Atmosphere Watch (WMO Programme)

GEWEX Continental-Scale International Project

General Circulation Model

Global Climate Observing System (WMO/IOC/UNEP/ICSU)

Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems (IGBP)

Global Environmental Change and Food Systems (IGBP/IHDP)

Global Environment Facility (World Bank/UNDP/UNEP)

Global Environmental Change and Human Security (IHDP)

Global Environment Monitoring System (UNEP)

Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (WCRP)

Greenhouse Gas

Geographical Information System

GAME International Science Panel

Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics (IBGP)

Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System Programme

Global Ocean Observing System

Global Resource Information Database (UNEP)

Global Terrestrial Observing System

Global Water System Project (IGBP, IHDP, WCRP, DIVERSITAS)

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research

International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences

International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans

International Biodiversity Observation Year (2000-2001) (DIVERSITAS)

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development

Institutional Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (IHDP)

International Council for Science

International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project (IGBP)

International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (sponsored by ICSU)

IGBP Data and Information System

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

International Group of Funding Agencies for Global Change Research

Inter-Governmental Meeting (of APN)

International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (sponsored by ICSU and ISSC)

Improved Limb Atmospheric Spectrometer (ADEOS)

Integrated Land Ecosystem-Atmosphere Processes Study

International Maritime Organisation

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission

Intensive Observing Period

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WMO/UNEP)

International Research Institute for Climate Prediction (Indonesia)

International Rice Research Institute

International Social Science Council

Industrial Transformation (IHDP)

International Tropospheric Ozone Year

Japanese Earth Resources Satellite (launched 1991)

Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS)

National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (Indonesia)

Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (IGBP)

Land Use and Land Cover Change (IGBP)

Land Use for Global Environmental Conservation

Man and the Biosphere Programme (UNESCO)

Ministry of the Environment, Japan

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index

Network Information Dissemination Architecture

National Institute for Environmental Studies (Japan)

National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (New Zealand)

National Meteorological System

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (USA)

National Point of Contact (for UNESCO supported Networks)

National Physical Laboratory (India)

National Research Council of Thailand

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

Pacific Asia Biodiversity Transect Network

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Philippines)

Past Global Changes (IGBP)

People, Land Management and Ecosystem Conservation (UNU Project)

Pacific Science Association

Regional Climate System Model

Regional Climate Model

Retro Reflector in Space (sensor on ADEOS)

Regional Research Center (START)

Regional Research Network (START)

Regional Research Site

Scientific Advisory Council (IGBP, etc.)

South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme

Scientific Advisory Panel (IGBP, etc.)

Southeast Asia Regional Committee for START

South Asia START Regional Committee

Subsidiary Body Implementation

Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advise (UNFCCC)

Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (CBD)

Steering Committee (APN)

Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (ICSU)

Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research

Seasonal-to-Interannual Climate Prediction Programme

South China Sea Monsoon Experiment

Southeast Asia Regional Research and Information Network

Southern Oscillation Index

Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosphere Study (IGBP)

South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission

Stratospheric Processes and their Role in Climate (WCRP)

Scientific Planning Group (APN)

South Pacific Forum

Pacific Regional Environment Programme

Sea Surface Temperature

Global Change SysTem for Analysis, Research, and Training

Subsidiary Body for START

Temperate East Asia (START)

Tropical Ecosystem on Monsoon Asia

Temperate East Asia Regional Committee for START

Tibetan Plateau Hydrometeorological Experiment

Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere Programme

Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (Japan satellite, plan 1997)

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit)

United Nations Environment Programme

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

United Nations University

US Climate Change Science Program (PAGES)

US Global Change Research Program

The University of the South Pacific

Vegetation Index

World Climate Research Programme (sponsored by WMO, IOC/UNESCO and ICSU)

World Data Center (ICSU)

World Meteorological Organisation

World Ocean Circulation Experiment

The Netherlands Foundation for the Advancement of Tropical Research

World Summit for Sustainable Development (in 2002, Johannesburg, South Africa)