The 10th APN Early Career Professional (ECP) Poster and Networking Session was held alongside the APN 26th Joint Intergovernmental and Scientific Planning Group Meeting on 13 June 2024 at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) in Jakarta, Indonesia. During the event, ECPs showcased innovative global change research on the thematic area of “Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction”.

Dr Linda Stevenson, Acting Director of the APN Secretariat, opened the session with a warm welcome and emphasised the session’s importance in fostering learning, networking and future collaboration. She encouraged participants to actively engage, ask questions, and make the most of the opportunity to connect with peers and mentors.

The session brought together 11 ECPs, who presented their research on integrating climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction into spatial planning, the impact of climate change on agriculture, nature-based solutions for climate resilience, and coastal and marine environmental management, among others.

APN members and event attendees had the chance to explore the posters, engage in in-depth discussions with the ECPs and provide valuable feedback. This interactive session not only facilitated knowledge exchange but also helped build a supportive community of ECPs.

The prestigious Mitra Award for Global Change Research recipient was announced during the evening reception, and a presentation was delivered by the winner. The Mitra Award for Global Change Research winner and runners up, and their posters are as follows:

1. Winner: Dr Nurrohman Wijaya (Bandung Institute of Technology) – A Proposed framework for integrating climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction into spatial planning in Indonesia
2. First runner-up: Ms Astrid Yusara (Hokkaido University) – Development of MATCRO-Soy, a process-based model, for global soy yield estimation
3. Second runner-up: Ms Maya Eria Sinurat (Institut Pertanian Bogor University [IPB]) – Evaluation of coastal sea levels from JASON-2 satellite altimeter in Indonesian regional seas

The Mitra Award was created to honour the late Professor Emeritus Dr Ashesh Proshad Mitra, a prominent member of APN and SPG member for India from 1996 to 2007, who provided excellent scientific advice to APN, particularly for its Science Agenda.

Included in the poster and networking session was the poster of the APN project, Asia-Pacific Network of Early Career Professionals for Global Change Research (APN-ECAP) Platform for visibility in global change and sustainability (AOA2023-01SY-Saurav), presented by Ms Ayushmita Pokhrel, Research Associate at the Center of Research for Environment, Energy, and Water. The APN-ECAP initiative aims to enhance collaboration and capacity building among ECPs, providing them with a platform to continue their professional development and contribute to global change research.

The complete list of participants along with their respective posters is as follows:

1. Dr Ariyaningsih Ariyaningsih (Institut Teknologi Kalimantan) – Climate Village as an Adaptation to Enhance Disaster Resilience: Case Study of Balikpapan City, Buffer Area of New Capital City
2. Dr Tri Atmaja (BRIN) – Navigating Indonesia’s Sustainable and Climate-resilient Future through Nature-based Solutions: A Systematic Literature Review
3. Ms Inayah Hidayati (BRIN) – Empowering Communities: Local Leaders and Sea Level Rise Relocation in Demak
4. Ms Zetil Hikmah (PT Telkom Indonesia) – Forecasting Climate Change Impacts on Red Onion Yield in Brebes Regency
5. Dr Muhammad Ramdhan (BRIN) – GIS-based Estimation of Shoreline Change in the Olie Pier Harbor Heritage Site, Manggar, East Belitung, Indonesia
6. Mr Seftiawan Samsu Rijal (Universitas Brawijaya) – Mapping Mangrove Above-Ground Carbon Using Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data and Machine Learning Approach in Loh Buaya, Komodo National Park, Indonesia
7. Ms Putri Sari (Andalas University) – Capability of Public Health Centers to Manage the Risk of Climate Change Case Study: Padang, Indonesia
8. Ms Maya Eria Sinurat (IPB) – Evaluation of coastal sea levels from JASON-2 satellite altimeter in Indonesian regional seas
9. Ms Ni Putu Asri Ratna Suhita (IPB) – Sea Level Rise, Land Subsidence, and Flood Disaster Vulnerability Assessment: A Case Study in Medan City, Indonesia
10. Ms Astrid Yusara (Hokkaido University) – Development of MATCRO-Soy, a process-based model, for global soy yield estimation
11. Dr Nurrohman Wijaya (Bandung Institute of Technology) – A Proposed framework for integrating climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction into spatial planning in Indonesia