Updates
Call for participants from APN-ECAP members: Specialised training for Early Career Professionals on reviewing the IPCC AR7 Working Group II and III First Order Drafts
Ocean and Climate Change: Strengthening Research–Policy–Implementation Linkages in Asia and the Pacific [17 September 2026]
APN conducts courtesy calls with partner organisations in Bangkok ahead of the Sixth Strategic Phase
APN at 30: Empowering the Asia-Pacific for a sustainable future
Core activities
Regional research
Through the competitive Collaborative Regional Research Programme (CRRP), we promote regional research that has potential to improve our understanding of global change and its implications while contributing to the sound scientific basis for policymaking in areas affected by global change.
Explore regional researchCapacity development
CAPaBLE, our scientific capacity development programme, aims to enhance the capacities of scientists, policymakers and practitioners to assess global change issues, and explore options to resolve the issues towards achieving sustainability. Through CAPaBLE, we support activities that enhance capacities at the individual, organizational and systemic levels.
Explore capacity developmentScience-policy linkages
One of our goals is to strengthen the interactions among scientists and policymakers. To this end, we work with governments, project teams and international partner organizations to develop policy-relevant knowledge products and to create empowering environments conducive to enhancing science-policy interactions.
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Our impact
More than
projects funded since 1996
More than
awarded as project grants as of July 2020 (in USD)
projects led by researchers and practitioners from developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region
publications produced
Recent publications
Report: GAIA Training of Trainers strengthens transdisciplinary capacity across Asia
The CMIP6-downscaled CORDEX-Southeast Asia (SEA) ensemble: Evaluation and benchmarking for megacities of SEA
Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on Urban Ecosystem-Based Adaptation for Climate Resilience in Sri Lanka
Report: Final Technical Report, AOA2022-01MY-Shivakoti
Latest projects