The 58th Steering Committee (SC) Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) was held in Kobe, Japan, on June 30, 2025. During the meeting, a total of fifteen (15) proposals were approved, as listed below. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to this year’s successful proponents. The APN Secretariat will be in touch shortly to discuss the conditions of the award. We sincerely appreciate the interest shown by all proponents in APN and its activities.

Collaborative Regional Research Programme (CRRP)

1. CRRP2024-FP01-Huang: Coping with concurrent heatwaves and ozone pollution in megacities of East and Southeast Asia: Past trends, current mitigation strategies, and future adaptation measures
2. **CRRP2024-FP02-Bird: The Implications of Tropical Cyclones on Food Security and Gender Roles in Disaster Recovery and Response in Fiji, the Cook Islands, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands
3. **CRRP2024-FP04-Atmaja: The Dynamics and Spread of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in Equatorial Ecosystems under Climate Change: A Comprehensive Study Through In Situ and Satellite Observation, Genomics, and Mathematical Model
4. CRRP2024-FP09-He: Integrated Governance of Microplastic Pollution under Climate Change within a One Health Framework: A Platform for Sustainable Practices for Coastal Asia
5. **CRRP2024-FP10-Pham: Developing Effective Approaches to Promote Landslide Early Self-Warning Capacity of Local Residents in Mountainous Monsoon Regions of Southeast Asia under Climate Change (the acronym: AppLEW Project)
6. CRRP2024-FP11-Nguyen: Harnessing the Resilience of Agricultural Heritage Systems to Climate Change in the Highlands of Southeast Asia.
7. **CRRP2024-FP19-Sewwandi: Urban Ecosystem-Based Adaptations for Climate Resilience: A Comparative Study of Policy, Practice, and Capacity Building in Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan
8. CRRP2024-FP22-To: Emerging contaminants in fine particulate matter: A comparative study of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Mercury across Southeast Asia

Capacity Development Programme (CAPaBLE)

1. **CBA2024-FP02-Carrasco: Exploring digital and immersive technologies for knowledge sharing and co-design in community preparedness and response to disasters
2. **CBA2024-FP04-Sutrisno: Advancing SDG 11 Through capacity building and science-based urban spatial planning (SciBUSP) in Southeast Asia: Big Earth Data solutions for sustainable urban planning
3. **CBA2024-FP07-Elahi: Strengthening institutional capacity and farmer adoption of protective practices for climate-resilient pest management in South Asian rice farming
4. CBA2024-FP08-Santikayasa: Application of remote sensing and Internet of Things for smart farming development in peatlands to improve local economy and strengthen capability in climate resilience
5. **CBA2024-FP10-Fu: Empowering site managers for effective wetland management in Asia: Building capacity to conserve biodiversity and ecosystem through nature-based solutions, traditional knowledge, and technology
6. **CBA2024-FP11-Sengupta: Building capacities for risk accounting and auditing in climate sensitive agrarian socio-ecologies of the Hindu Kush Himalayas: Strengthening loss and damage assessment system for community-resilience
7. CBA2024-FP16-Lambino: Gearing up and Applying Inter- and transdisciplinary skills in Asia: Building the transdisciplinarity capacity of Early Career Professionals (GAIA Trainers’ Training)

**The Secretariat will promptly reach out to the proponents of the aforementioned proposals within 7 days of this announcement.