Science Bulletin Articles

Strengthening adaptive capacities of small holding South Asian agrarian community through Climate Information Network -based decision support tool
Keywords:

Climate Information Network (CIN) · Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) · Crop calendar · Decision Making Cropping Support System · Global Circulation Model (GCM) · Participatory Action Research (PAR) · Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP)

Strengthening adaptive capacities of small holding South Asian agrarian community through Climate Information Network -based decision support tool

Marginal farmers in rain-fed agrarian systems can benefit immensely from real-time contingency planning and decisionmaking tools in the climate milieu. Long-term climate anomaly prediction of some selected locations was made. Forty-two Global Circulation Models (GCM) from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 project (CMIP5) were used for the present work and Representative Concentration Pathway...

Aich, A., Dey, D., Dey, M., Ghosh Sarkar, U., & Roy, A. (2023). Strengthening adaptive capacities of small holding South Asian agrarian community through Climate Information Network -based decision support tool. APN Science Bulletin, 13(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2023.2188

How to measure urban water security? An introduction to the Water Security Assessment Tool (WATSAT)
Keywords:

Decision-support tool · Indicator-based methodology · Water security assessment · Water security index · WATSAT

How to measure urban water security? An introduction to the Water Security Assessment Tool (WATSAT)

The objective of the project was to develop a web-based digital tool called the Water Security Assessment Tool (WATSAT) to help city authorities and decision-makers make an objective evaluation of the water security situation in the city. It uses an indicator-based methodology that measures five distinct dimensions (broad elements) of water security: “Water supply and...

Babel, M., Chapagain, K., & Shinde, V.R. (2023). How to measure urban water security? An introduction to the Water Security Assessment Tool (WATSAT). APN Science Bulletin, 13(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2023.2166

Factors influencing farmers’ climate change adaptation in Southeast Asia: A comparative study from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
Keywords:

Adaptation likelihood · Adaptive capacity · Climate change adaptation · Cross-country analysis · Farm households · Southeast Asia

Factors influencing farmers’ climate change adaptation in Southeast Asia: A comparative study from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia

Southeast Asia is among the most climate-vulnerable regions in the world. Despite this, little is known about how climate change adaptation at the household level differs across countries in this geographic region. This cross-country study investigated factors influencing adopting three adaptation practices: growing climate-tolerant crops, intercropping, and switching to cash crops in some selected provinces...

Ha, T.M., Boulom, S., Yang, F., Voe, P., Dao, C.D., Le, T.T.L., ... Ha, A.D. (2023). Factors influencing farmers’ climate change adaptation in Southeast Asia: A comparative study from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. APN Science Bulletin, 13(1). doi:10.30852/10.30852/sb.2023.2101/

Potential of agroforestry for climate change adaptation in the Northwest mountainous region of Vietnam
Keywords:

Agroforestry · Climate change · Da River headwater · Vietnamese northwest mountainous region

Potential of agroforestry for climate change adaptation in the Northwest mountainous region of Vietnam

The literature on the impacts of climate change on the Northwest mountainous region of Vietnam was assessed in this article. Additionally, the project team conducted regional interviews and visits to gather information on the same topic. The findings indicate that climate change has had a significantly negative impact on the region's agriculture, the primary income...

Do, T.T.H., & Bui, M.H. (2023). Potential of agroforestry for climate change adaptation in the Northwest mountainous region of Vietnam. APN Science Bulletin, 13(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2023.2147

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

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