Science Bulletin Articles

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

Facilitating knowledge sharing and co-creation between communities of climate research and its users
Keywords:

Climate change · Knowledge sharing · World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)

Facilitating knowledge sharing and co-creation between communities of climate research and its users

Climate impacts and risks involve climatic impact drivers, the exposure and vulnerability of natural and socioeconomic systems, and a strong interdependency exists between climate, nature and human society. Effective climate change adaptation requires effective knowledge sharing and co-creation between communities of climate research and its users. This pilot project of the World Climate Research Programme,...

Zhang, X., & Jiang, Z. (2022). Facilitating knowledge sharing and co-creation between communities of climate research and its users. APN Science Bulletin, 12(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2022.1994

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

A multicriteria approach to assessing the sustainability of community-based ecotourism in Central Vietnam
Keywords:

Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) · Central Vietnam · Community-based ecotourism · Sustainable ecotourism index (SEI)

A multicriteria approach to assessing the sustainability of community-based ecotourism in Central Vietnam

Nature exploration, or ecotourism, has been an essential part of tourism, and today takes on a much broader meaning beyond tourism that includes conserving nature and culture and improving people’s lives, especially in the indigenous community. Community-based ecotourism (CBET) has specific benefits closely related to the sustainability of natural ecosystems and community development. CBET can...

Nguyen, T.D., Hoang, H.D., Nguyen, T.Q., Fumikazu, U., Vo, T.P.T., & Nguyen, C.V. (2022). A multicriteria approach to assessing the sustainability of community-based ecotourism in Central Vietnam. APN Science Bulletin, 12(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2022.1938

Climate change scenarios over Southeast Asia
Keywords:

Climate change · Global climate model (GCM) · Precipitation · Southeast Asia · Surface temperature · Weather research forecast (WRF)

Climate change scenarios over Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is one of the world’s regions most vulnerable to climate change impacts with low-lying land, more severe floods and droughts, larger populations, higher dependency on agriculture for the economic sector, and low resilience of communities. Therefore, a study on how future climate change will affect this region has been conducted, and the results...

Sentian, J., Payus, C.M., Herman, F., & Kong, V.W.Y. (2022). Climate change scenarios over Southeast Asia. APN Science Bulletin, 12(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2022.1927

Measuring forest ecosystem services in Aceh Province for inclusion to local forest resource management plans
Keywords:

Ecosystem services · Forest carbon · Forest management unit · Social forestry · Sustainable forest management · Tree biodiversity

Measuring forest ecosystem services in Aceh Province for inclusion to local forest resource management plans

The project trained forest managers from Kesatuan Pengelo- laan Hutan (KPH) and Social Forestry units in Aceh Province in forest resource data collection and the use of three tools that report important forest ecosystem services. Data were collected in systematic forest plots by local KPH staff and social forestry community members for measuring forest carbon,...

Samek, J.H., Anhar, A., Maimunah, S., & Skole, D. (2022). Measuring forest ecosystem services in Aceh Province for inclusion to local forest resource management plans. APN Science Bulletin, 12(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2022.1910

Smart city indicators: Towards exploring potential linkages to disaster resilience abilities
Keywords:

Assessment tools · Disaster resilience · Disasters · Index · Indicators · Smart city · Urban

Smart city indicators: Towards exploring potential linkages to disaster resilience abilities

Recent advances in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have transformed all aspects of human life. Enabled by these advances, over the past few decades, many smart city initiatives have been developed across the world. Subsequently, various efforts have been made to develop indicators and frameworks for the assessment of smart cities. Generally, smart cities are...

Sharifi, A. (2022). Smart city indicators: Towards exploring potential linkages to disaster resilience abilities. APN Science Bulletin, 12(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2022.1873

Spatial variability of nutrient sources determining phytoplankton Chlorophyll-a concentrations in the Bay of Bengal
Keywords:

Atmospheric deposition · Chlorophyll-a · Nutrient entrainment · Remote sensing · Upwelling

Spatial variability of nutrient sources determining phytoplankton Chlorophyll-a concentrations in the Bay of Bengal

Primary production is a key marine ecosystem driver in the Bay of Bengal and is important for the societies and economies of the surrounding countries. Although the availability of inorganic nutrients is known to control primary production in this region, the specific nutrient sources that affect primary production in different parts of the bay have...

Siswanto, E., Sarker, M.L.R., & Peter, B.N. (2022). Spatial variability of nutrient sources determining phytoplankton Chlorophyll-a concentrations in the Bay of Bengal. APN Science Bulletin, 12(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2022.1834

Impact of biomass burning sources during the high season on PM2.5 pollution observed at sampling sites in Hanoi, Vietnam and Chiang Rai, Thailand
Keywords:

Biomass burning sources · MODIS fire map · PM2.5 pollution · PMF receptor model · Southeast Asia

Impact of biomass burning sources during the high season on PM2.5 pollution observed at sampling sites in Hanoi, Vietnam and Chiang Rai, Thailand

This study aimed to assess PM2.5 concentration and the potential impacts of biomass burning sources on PM2.5 measured at the sampling sites in Hanoi, Vietnam and Chiang Rai, Thailand during the high season (from January to April) in 2021 in which intensive biomass burning activities occur in Southeast Asia (SEA) region. For this purpose, an...

Luong, N.D., Chuersuwan, N., Viet, H.T., & Trung, B.Q. (2022). Impact of biomass burning sources during the high season on PM2.5 pollution observed at sampling sites in Hanoi, Vietnam and Chiang Rai, Thailand. APN Science Bulletin, 12(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2022.1849