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.
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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
Tracking influences of Asian urban greenhouse gas emissions for sustainability policies: Preliminary report
Understanding community awareness of seagrass ecosystem services for their blue carbon conservation in marine protected areas: A case study of Karimunjawa National Park
Strengthening adaptive capacity of rural farming communities in Southeast Asia: Experiences, best practices and lessons for scaling-up
Variations of phytoplankton chlorophyll in the Bay of Bengal: Impact of climate changes and nutrients from different sources
Latest projects
