Tracking influences of Asian urban greenhouse gas emissions for sustainability policies: Preliminary report

Peter Marcotullio; Xiangzheng Deng; Zhihui Li; Alexandros Gasparatos; Jelena Aleksejeva; Shu-li Huang; Po Ju Huang; Shobhakar Dhakal; Subina Shrestha; Kwangik Wang; Gowri Anand; Jessica Stretton

doi:10.30852/sb.2023.2106

Tracking influences of Asian urban greenhouse gas emissions for sustainability policies: Preliminary report

Keywords:

Asia · Greenhouse gas emissions · Low carbon policies · Urban energy use

Tracking influences of Asian urban greenhouse gas emissions for sustainability policies: Preliminary report

While nations have made commitments to address climate change, scholars estimate that even if these commitments are met, there remains an emissions gap between where we are and where we want to be to keep the globe under 1.5°C. Cities around the world are working to reduce this gap. Asian cities are large greenhouse gas...

Marcotullio, P., Deng, X., Li, Z., Gasparatos, A., Aleksejeva, J., Huang, S., ... Stretton, J. (2023). Tracking influences of Asian urban greenhouse gas emissions for sustainability policies: Preliminary report. APN Science Bulletin, 13(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2023.2106

Strengthening adaptive capacity of rural farming communities in Southeast Asia: Experiences, best practices and lessons for scaling-up

Keywords:

Capacity development · Collaboration · Lessons · Sustainability · Sustainable farming techniques

Strengthening adaptive capacity of rural farming communities in Southeast Asia: Experiences, best practices and lessons for scaling-up

This article highlights the experiences, contributions, and lessons generated from the ten selected APN capacity development programmes implemented from 2011-2019 and focused on enhancing the resilience and adaptive capacity of rural farming communities in Southeast Asia. These capacity development projects employed varying strategies and approaches. Some projects centred on training and building the technical capabilities...

Landicho, L.D., & Ramirez, M.A.J.P. (2023). Strengthening adaptive capacity of rural farming communities in Southeast Asia: Experiences, best practices and lessons for scaling-up. APN Science Bulletin, 13(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2023.2104

Promoting involvement of early-career scientists from the Asia-Pacific region in regional integrated and sustainable development through active participation and networking

Keywords:

CORDEX · Impact and Adaptation · International science conference · Regional climate downscaling

Promoting involvement of early-career scientists from the Asia-Pacific region in regional integrated and sustainable development through active participation and networking

Climate change is affecting global ecosystems, natural resources, and human well-being. The near- and long-term future sustainable development of society requires robust climate change information at regional scales. To contribute to the purpose mentioned above, the World Climate Research Programme’s Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (WCRP CORDEX) initialised a collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Network for...

Wang, S., Lake, I., Langendijk, G.S., & Yang, Y. (2023). Promoting involvement of early-career scientists from the Asia-Pacific region in regional integrated and sustainable development through active participation and networking. APN Science Bulletin, 13(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2023.2091

Climate science communication in Pakistan: A compulsive need

Editorial Science to policy communication is an important aspect of climate science due to the presence of uncertainty, varied viewpoints and complexities of the climate system. The manner in which climate scientists convey their research to politicians will determine how much of an impact their work has on a government’s policies and actions about the...

Kiani, R., & Kiyani, A. (2023). Climate science communication in Pakistan: A compulsive need. APN Science Bulletin, 12(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2022.2032

Historical drought and its trend in South Asia: Spatial and temporal analysis 2000-2020

Keywords:

Drought severity index · Long-term drought analysis · Meteorological drought · MODIS

Historical drought and its trend in South Asia: Spatial and temporal analysis 2000-2020

Every year, South Asian countries suffer from declining agricultural outputs due to climate extremes such as floods and droughts. Recurrent droughts have depressed rural economies and enhanced widespread hunger and human migration to South Asian cities (Miyan, 2015). Due to climatic changes, the region is projected to experience rising temperatures and more frequent extreme weather...

Kafle, H., Khaitu, S., Gyawali, D., Shrestha, D., Koirala, D., Kamaruzzaman, M., ... Yamaguchi, Y. (2023). Historical drought and its trend in South Asia: Spatial and temporal analysis 2000-2020. APN Science Bulletin, 12(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2022.2022

Assessment of the feasibility of applying payment for forest ecosystem services in Vietnamese mangrove forests

Keywords:

Carbon mitigation · Co-benefits · Forest restoration · Mangrove forests · Vietnam

Assessment of the feasibility of applying payment for forest ecosystem services in Vietnamese mangrove forests

Mangroves can play a major role in efforts to mitigate climate change through two pathways. These are (1) carbon sequestration following reforestation of areas where mangroves previously existed, and (2) protection of existing carbon stores in intact mangrove forests. There is considerable international interest in carbon mitigation by governments and businesses as a way of...

Nguyen, T.H., Dell, B., & Harper, R.J. (2022). Assessment of the feasibility of applying payment for forest ecosystem services in Vietnamese mangrove forests. APN Science Bulletin, 12(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2022.2016

Pathways to strengthening capabilities: A case for the adoption of climate-smart agriculture in Pakistan

Keywords:

Adaptation · Capacity building · Climate-smart agriculture · Food security · High-efficiency irrigation systems · Sustainable development

Pathways to strengthening capabilities: A case for the adoption of climate-smart agriculture in Pakistan

Pakistan has an agro-based economy with a high dependency on the sector, contributing 19.2% to the country’s GDP. The country's geographical position makes agriculture highly vulnerable to climate change as it frequently faces periods of extreme weather events - flooding, droughts, and heatwaves. Due to growing environmental issues and institutional incapacities, there is an observed...

Sultan, M.S., Khan, M.A., Khan, H., & Ahmad, B. (2022). Pathways to strengthening capabilities: A case for the adoption of climate-smart agriculture in Pakistan. APN Science Bulletin, 12(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2022.2021

Enhancing capacity of scientists and practitioners for promoting more sustainable and resilient food systems in Indonesia and the South Pacific

Keywords:

Food security · Food systems · Indonesia · Pacific Island States · Resilience

Enhancing capacity of scientists and practitioners for promoting more sustainable and resilient food systems in Indonesia and the South Pacific

Three Resilient Food Systems training workshops were delivered in Bogor, Indonesia, Suva, Fiji, and Port Vila, Vanuatu. The workshops provided young and early-career professionals with the latest international thinking on food systems and resilience. The workshop teaching material was based on the IFSTAL (Interdisciplinary Food System Teaching and Learning; www.ifstal.ac.uk) programme initially developed in the United...

Bellotti, W., & Ingram, J. (2022). Enhancing capacity of scientists and practitioners for promoting more sustainable and resilient food systems in Indonesia and the South Pacific. APN Science Bulletin, 12(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2022.2004

Supporting regional and international cooperation in research on extremes in climate prediction and projection ensembles: Workshop summary

Keywords:

APN member developing countries · Climate change · Early career scientists · Subseasonal to decadal prediction · Weather and climate extremes

Supporting regional and international cooperation in research on extremes in climate prediction and projection ensembles: Workshop summary

Weather and climate extremes have enormous impacts on society, and are becoming more severe and frequent as the world warms. Most developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region are highly vulnerable to risks associated with heatwaves and cold spells, droughts and floods, tropical cyclones, wildfires, and other extremes. To support regional and international cooperation for research...

Lee, J., Merryfield, W.J., Moon, S., & Han, S. (2022). Supporting regional and international cooperation in research on extremes in climate prediction and projection ensembles: Workshop summary. APN Science Bulletin, 12(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2022.1977

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