The 54th Steering Committee (SC) of the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 12, 2024. During the meeting, a total of seventeen (17) 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. CRRP2023-FP01-Kim: Fire risk mapping and projection in the Asia-Pacific region based on big data and artificial intelligence technique
2. **CRRP2023-FP02-Xue: Enhancing the Science-Policy Interface to Manage Microplastic Influx from Major Cities into the Oceans in Southeast Asia
3. CRRP2023-FP03-Wan Mohd Jaafar: Assessing Urban Heat Islands in Southeast Asia Megacities: An Integrated Study of Land Use, Climate Variability and Heatwave Occurrences (Seed Grant)
4. **CRRP2023-FP06-Le: Evaluation of Nature-based Solutions for the enhancement of urban water security in South-East Asian Cities
5. **CRRP2023-FP08-Kanniah: Mapping, tracking and identifying the emission sources of PM2.5 using multiple satellite sensors and assimilated ground observations for health risk assessment in Southeast Asia
6. **CRRP2023-FP09-Siswanto: Harnessing Earth Observation (EO) to Enhance Decision-Making for Eutrophication and Harmful Algal Bloom (EuHAB) Impact Mitigation and Adaptation
7. **CRRP2023-FP10-Pradhananga: Enhancing Climate Resilience in South Asia: Predicting Precipitation Shifts and Their Impacts for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resource Security
8. CRRP2023-FP13-Ngo: Strengthening Food Security via Strategic Agricultural Water Management: A Case Study on Assessing Water Demand from High-Resolution SAR Remote Sensing for Enhanced Operational Plans in Water Works Systems of Vietnam and Cambodia (Seed Grant)
9. CRRP2023-FP15-Zhu: Benzotriazole UV-328 in marine plastic debris in typical Southeast Asia countries
10. CRRP2023-FP16-Setyawan: Adapting the Impact of Land Use and Climate Change through Smart Irrigation Water Management to Support Food Security (SIWAMA) (Seed Grant)

Scientific Capacity Development Programme (CAPaBLE)

1. CBA2023-FP02-Xie: Research-based capacity building for advancing urban nature governance in China for climate resilience and ecosystem restoration.
2. CBA2023-FP07-Gupta: Integrating climate and biodiversity priorities into urban planning through capacity building – Advancing a collaborative approach for urban planners and forest officials in Assam, India
3. CBA2023-FP08-Ho Van: Promoting adoption of circular economy in agriculture for sustainable development in northern mountainous region of Vietnam
4. CBA2023-FP10-Santiago: Bridging academic researcher and vulnerable island communities in the Philippines – Enhancing capacities for climate and disaster risk management in low-income municipalities in Batanes, Philippines
5. ** CBA2023-FP11-Leong: Co-developing nutrient thresholds in submarine groundwater discharge – An integrated transdisciplinary and capacity development project towards safeguarding the future of coral reefs in the Pacific region
6. ** CBA2023-FP14-Neupane: Empowering communities – Visualising of citizen science contributions in disaster risk reduction (CSDRR)
7. CBA2023-FP16-Flores: LEAD41PH (Leadership for Environmental Action and Development through Foresight-One-Planetary Health) – A multi-stakeholder capacity building on policy and practice for sustainable use of aquatic resources integrating Foresight-One-Planetary Health approach

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