Contents: Background of APAN, Structure of APAN, Vision and Mission, Organizational Framework (List of sub-regional and thematic nodes.), Main Activities of SRNs and TNs

Introduction to the Special Report The Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX) was commissioned by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in response to a recognised need to provide specific advice on climate...

Sub-regional Node for Southeast Asia Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) is an association of over 1,200 local government Members who are committed to sustainable development. Its members come from 74 different countries. ICLEI dedicates to building and serving a worldwide movement of active and committed...

Sub-regional Node for Northeast Asia The Environmental Innovators program, Keio University (Japan) is a graduate school program devoted to research on climate change mitigation and adaptation. It was founded in 2010 expressly to create an educational environment that would support development of future Environmental Leaders...

One of the biggest climate adaptation events ever witnessed in the region with a record participation of experts, the Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum 2010 was held at the UN headquarters in Bangkok on 21 and 22 October  to discuss ways to mainstream adaptation into development planning...

Training Background: There is now plenty of evidence that climate change is taking place. Climate change will affect everyone but developing countries will be hit hardest, soonest while they have the least capacity to respond. Asia is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change...

Responding to climate change galvanized the importance of planning for the future in light of the current trends in global carbon consumption. These may lead into many different scenarios that could be derived from a range of different assumptions depending on how global society will...

Among the intended outputs of the seminar were greater collaboration towards public awareness and behaviour change in relation to climate change; better understanding of the concepts, strategies and tools that can be employed in building mass audience awareness; and further realisation of the need for...

The sixth bi-monthly Sharing and Learning Seminar of the Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asian (Adaptation Knowledge Platform) and Asia Pacific Adaptation Network was organised in collaboration with the Mekong River Commission (MRC) and International Water Management Institute (IWMI) on the theme of...

Workshop Summary: Twenty-four media representatives from the South Asian countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka called for better understanding on the science behind climate change and increased attention on adaptation to climate change. The journalists had an opportunity to network...