APN is inviting applications from all member countries and approved countries
under two separate programmes, the Collaborative Regional Research
Programme for Global Change Research (CRRP) and the Capacity Development
Programme (CAPaBLE), for funding starting from July 2017.
Areas of Interest
1. Research Agenda
APN fosters the understanding of global environmental change by
conducting regional research through collaboration and capacity
development. APN’s activities promote research that improves
understanding of the physical, biological and human dimensions of change
in the Earth system and advances science that informs decision-making
regarding adaptation, mitigation and sustainable development in the
following specific areas:
- Climate Change and Climate Variability;
- Biodiversity and Ecosystems;
- Changes in the Atmospheric, Terrestrial and Marine Domains;
- Resources Utilisation and Pathways for Sustainable Development; and
- Risk Reduction and Resilience.
The above themes are interrelated and involve the interface of natural,
social, behavioural, economic and political sciences. In the 4th
Strategic Phase (2015-2020), APN will increasingly emphasise this
interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach in addressing regional
issues. APN will also continue to support research on thematic issues,
such as climate adaptation, low carbon approaches, and biodiversity and
ecosystem services.
2. Capacity Development Agenda
In addition to supporting capacity development under its research
agenda, APN also has a focus Capacity Development Agenda (CAPaBLE). The
aim of the CAPaBLE programme is to enhance the capacities of scientists,
policy makers and other relevant stakeholders in Asia and Pacific
region to identify and assess global change issues at local, national
and regional levels and further identify appropriate solutions to
resolve the issues and achieve sustainability. APN supports capacity
development activities that enhance existing capacities of developing
countries at three levels;
- Individual-based capacity development
- Group, organisation, network-based capacity development
- Societies, governance, system level capacity development
