Updates
APN/IGES-Kansai Research Centre (KRC) Joint Scoping Activity on Regional-CES awarded as the Best Poster at the International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP) 2023
Unlock Research & Education Opportunities: Apply for the SEN STEM Workshop 2024 with Dr. Juan Arratia! [Open for Nepalese participants only]
APN attends the 4th International Conference on Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management (INREM)
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.
Explore science-policy linkages
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
Historical and projected response of Southeast Asian lakes surface water temperature to warming climate
Policy Brief: Damkar ritual marks beginning of rice transplantation in western Bhutan
Policy Brief: Traditional Bongko ritual binding community harmony in Bhutan
Policy Brief: A thriving Devi Puja ritual of Southern Communities in Bhutan
Latest projects
