The conference was jointly organized by SEARCA and the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) through its Interdisciplinary Program on Climate Change (IdPCC), with the Asia-Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN), supported by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in Japan, as major sponsor. Additional partners included the Food Security Center (FSC) at the University of Hohenheim (UHOH), Germany and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD); Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN); Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA); United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP); and the Philippine Climate Change Commission (PCCC) as supported by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ).
Serving as a platform for exchange on the latest knowledge on climate change impacts and adaptation linked to food security and environmental sustainability, the scientific meeting had three plenary sessions and four parallel sessions on the following themes where a total of 44 papers were presented:
Domingo, I. V., Cadiz, M. C., Saguiguit Jr., G. C., & Ticsay, M. V. (2013). International Conference on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation for Food and Environmental Security: Conference Summary Report. Los Baños: Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA). Retrieved from http://icciafes.searcabackup.org/downloads/icciafes-conference-report.pdf
The SPD, held in Bangkok, Thailand, 19–21 July 2012, was attended by 98 scientists and mid-level policy makers from Southeast Asia, including invited experts on global change science, senior policy makers in the region, and observers from Temperate East Asia and South Asia.
Hosted by the Southeast Asia START Regional Center with support from APN and START (through a grant from USGCRP), the threeday dialogue confirmed the need for fostering stronger partnerships between the scientific and policy communities, and the need to incorporate others from the private sector to help shape adaptation strategies. Such sustained partnerships would benefit from a range of science-based policy options for both short- and long-terms.
]]>In light of the UNFCCC COP17 in Durban (December 2011), Planet under Pressure Conference in London (March 2012) and the Rio+20 Conference in Rio de Janeiro (June 2012), the APN-START Science-Policy Dialogue (SPD) on Challenges of Global Environmental Change in Southeast Asia aimed to promote informed decision-making on actions to reduce global environmental change vulnerability and promote climate adaptation strategies.
The SPD, held in Bangkok, Thailand, 19–21 July 2012, was attended by 98 scientists and mid-level policy makers from Southeast Asia, including invited experts on global change science, senior policy makers in the region, and observers from Temperate East Asia and South Asia.
Hosted by the Southeast Asia START Regional Center with support from APN and START (through a grant from USGCRP), the threeday dialogue confirmed the need for fostering stronger partnerships between the scientific and policy communities, and the need to incorporate others from the private sector to help shape adaptation strategies. Such sustained partnerships would benefit from a range of science-based policy options for both short- and long-terms.
The 2013 APN Science Bulletin highlights those APN projects either funded and/or completed in the year of publication (the present year runs from April 2012 – March 2013). The Science Bulletin has three main sections: 1) Featured Articles; 2) Regional Research Projects funded under the Annual Regional Call for Research Proposals (ARCP) Programme; and 3) Scientific Capacity Development Projects funded under the CAPaBLE Programme.
A supplement to the Bulletin will be published in early summer 2013 and will include a number of important activities supported by the APN outside its core programmes, for example, the development of Future Earth in Asia and the Pacific, Focussed activities under Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Land-Use, a series of Hyogo-funded workshops on the New Commons, among others.
]]>The present publication is the 3rd issue of the APN Science Bulletin series to be published in the APN’s Third 5-year Strategic Phase, which runs until March 2015. Issue 3 (2013) is a peer-reviewed publication that has become a main source, next to the APN website, for up-to-the-minute information on activities undertaken by the APN. As a landmark publication written by the global environmental community, supported by the APN, and focussing on issues of underpinning science that is policy-relevant, the 2013 Science Bulletin aims to satisfy readers in both the science and non-science communities with a keen interest in Global Environmental Change in the Asia-Pacific region.
The 2013 APN Science Bulletin highlights those APN projects either funded and/or completed in the year of publication (the present year runs from April 2012 – March 2013). The Science Bulletin has three main sections: 1) Featured Articles; 2) Regional Research Projects funded under the Annual Regional Call for Research Proposals (ARCP) Programme; and 3) Scientific Capacity Development Projects funded under the CAPaBLE Programme.
A supplement to the Bulletin will be published in early summer 2013 and will include a number of important activities supported by the APN outside its core programmes, for example, the development of Future Earth in Asia and the Pacific, Focussed activities under Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Land-Use, a series of Hyogo-funded workshops on the New Commons, among others.
4 The Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) and its Development in the Asia-Pacific Region
6 Featured Organizations
6 Asia-Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN)
8 International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)
9 Institute for Global Change Adaptation Science (ICAS)
10 News from the Secretariat
10 22nd APN Steering Committee Meeting Concluded in Kobe, Japan
11 APN Southeast Asian Members Met in Cambodia for Closer Subregional Collaboration
14 APN Representative Shares Research Networking Experience at ACP FORENET Workshop
15 Message from New Members
16 Suggestions for a Future APN Strategic Programme to Enhance Climate Adaptation in the Asia-Pacific Region
18 APN Out and About
18 LoCARNet Convenes First Annual Meeting in Bangkok
19 The 9th AWCI International Coordination Group (ICG) Meeting and the Workshop on Climate Change Adaptation
21 New Publications
22 Featured ARCP-Funded Projects
22 Building Asian Climate Change Scenario by Multi-Regional Climate Models Ensemble
23 Assessment of Climate Change Risks and Adaptation Options for Secondary Cities in South-western Bangladesh and Central Viet Nam
26 CAPaBLE Programme Updates
26 Preparing for the World Ocean Assessment
28 Needs Assessment for Capacity Development for Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research in the Asia-Pacific Region
30 Institutionalizing Agroforestry as a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy via Local Capacity and Policy Development in Southeast Asia: Experience of PAFERN
32 ARCP 2012/13 Projects
34 CAPaBLE 2012/13 Projects
36 APN Country Representatives
37 APN Committees and Members
38 Calendar of Global Change Events
3 Message from the Director
4 Guest Article
4 The Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) and its Development in the Asia-Pacific Region
6 Featured Organizations
6 Asia-Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN)
8 International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)
9 Institute for Global Change Adaptation Science (ICAS)
10 News from the Secretariat
10 22nd APN Steering Committee Meeting Concluded in Kobe, Japan
11 APN Southeast Asian Members Met in Cambodia for Closer Subregional Collaboration
14 APN Representative Shares Research Networking Experience at ACP FORENET Workshop
15 Message from New Members
16 Suggestions for a Future APN Strategic Programme to Enhance Climate Adaptation in the Asia-Pacific Region
18 APN Out and About
18 LoCARNet Convenes First Annual Meeting in Bangkok
19 The 9th AWCI International Coordination Group (ICG) Meeting and the Workshop on Climate Change Adaptation
21 New Publications
22 Featured ARCP-Funded Projects
22 Building Asian Climate Change Scenario by Multi-Regional Climate Models Ensemble
23 Assessment of Climate Change Risks and Adaptation Options for Secondary Cities in South-western Bangladesh and Central Viet Nam
26 CAPaBLE Programme Updates
26 Preparing for the World Ocean Assessment
28 Needs Assessment for Capacity Development for Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research in the Asia-Pacific Region
30 Institutionalizing Agroforestry as a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy via Local Capacity and Policy Development in Southeast Asia: Experience of PAFERN
32 ARCP 2012/13 Projects
34 CAPaBLE 2012/13 Projects
36 APN Country Representatives
37 APN Committees and Members
38 Calendar of Global Change Events