Updates
Happening now: APN commences the first Pacific Proposal Development Training Workshop in Suva, Fiji
Climate Change and Cities: Advancing Science and Engaging with the IPCC
APN highlights partnerships for sustainability in its session at the International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific 2024
Core activities
Regional research
Through the competitive Collaborative Regional Research Programme (CRRP), we promote regional research that has potential to improve our understanding of global change and its implications while contributing to the sound scientific basis for policymaking in areas affected by global change.
Explore regional researchCapacity development
CAPaBLE, our scientific capacity development programme, aims to enhance the capacities of scientists, policymakers and practitioners to assess global change issues, and explore options to resolve the issues towards achieving sustainability. Through CAPaBLE, we support activities that enhance capacities at the individual, organizational and systemic levels.
Explore capacity developmentScience-policy linkages
One of our goals is to strengthen the interactions among scientists and policymakers. To this end, we work with governments, project teams and international partner organizations to develop policy-relevant knowledge products and to create empowering environments conducive to enhancing science-policy interactions.
Explore science-policy linkages
Our impact
More than
projects funded since 1996
More than
awarded as project grants as of July 2020 (in USD)
projects led by researchers and practitioners from developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region
publications produced
Recent publications
Integrating traditional and local knowledge into disaster risk reduction policies: Insights from Nepal, India and Bangladesh
In-depth analysis of ambient air pollution changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Asian Monsoon region
Impact of water management on methane and nitrous oxide emission dynamics in Asian paddy ecosystems
Contribution of mangrove ecosystem services to local livelihoods in the Indian Sundarbans
Latest projects
