Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research

10/06/2026

📢TWELVE more days to apply for TERRA+ School in Kyoto!

Interested in integrating different disciplines into your research? TERRA+ School is a short-term intensive course on transdisciplinary research hosted by the 総合地球環境学研究所（地球研 / RIHN, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature）and the Future Earth Japan Global Secretariat Hub.

Details -
⏰15-22 October 2026
📍In-person at RIHN (Kyoto, Japan)
ℹ️Check your eligibility: https://futureearth.org/join-terra-school-2026-transdisciplinary-research-training-in-kyoto/
ℹ️All applicants must submit a recommendation letter from a member of the Future Earth network, RIHN, or the Asia Science Mission

Perks -
- The course is free, with a limited number of travel grants for participants from Asia
- Opportunity to join the Kyoto Culture Forum on 22-23 October 2026
- Engagement with like-minded peers, a diverse range of experts and international research groups.

Don't miss this opportunity! Apply by 23:59 JST on 21 June 2026 via the application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXCaN42ASPS6fr0uTqdOkWhtoafyeueSzFxpPBPQPVRSHjVw/viewform

10/06/2026

📢JOIN US for the SDGs International Forum 2026!

🌏We're collaborating with the Hyogo prefectural government to host the "SDGs International Forum 2026." This International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2026) session, organised by the 地球環境戦略研究機関-IGES, presents the latest on bolstering biodiversity actions, from reviving blue carbon to coastal risk reduction.

Details -
Date and Time: Wednesday, 22 July 2026, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM JST
Venue: Lasse Hall (4-10-8 Nakayamatedori, Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan)
Session format: Hybrid (on-site and online)
Language: Japanese–English simultaneous interpretation
Free of charge

Make sure to register via the official website:
https://isap.iges.or.jp/2026/en/ps3.html

For more information, check out our events webpage:
https://www.apn-gcr.org/event/isap2026-parallel-session-3-sdgs-international-forum-2026/

We can't wait to see you there!

05/06/2026

📢Tackling sustainability challenges in Asia requires transdisciplinary thinking. Are you a trainer/educator at your institution or network interested in bridging research, education, and practice in your learning programs? Are you thinking of enhancing an existing curriculum or ready to build a brand-new training course from scratch?

Look no further than the "Training-of Trainers on Transdisciplinary Approaches" program organised by the APN's GAIA project (CBA2025-03MY-Lambino) in collaboration with Asia Science Mission. Through the four-day intensive, you will learn to design training initiatives for your own organisations that fuse science, policy and society.

📆7-10 September, 2026
📍Bangkok, Thailand, in person (with some hybrid)

To apply, please prepare:
🖊 Completed online app form ( 🔗 https://forms.gle/fzcZCt2ApUnCuwER9)
🖊 CV
🖊 Endorsement/Support Letter from institution head (or equivalent)
🖊 1 page training proposal

Make sure to apply by 25 June, 2026 via the form. Tuition and meals are fully covered for all participants, and travel grants are available on a competitive basis. For more info, visit 🔗 https://www.apn-gcr.org/event/call-for-participants-trainers-training-program-on-transdisciplinary-approaches/

Don't miss this opportunity to advance transdisciplinarity in sustainability!

31/05/2026

📢 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙢𝙞𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙖𝙗𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩!

Today is the last day to submit your abstract for the 11th APN Early Career Professionals Poster and Networking Session, taking place on 9 July 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand.

This is your opportunity to share your research, connect with scientists and policymakers from across the Asia-Pacific region and contribute to discussions on climate resilience.

⏰ Submission deadline: 1 June 2026, 11:59 PM JST (today)

We welcome abstracts related to:

• Climate information for disaster risk reduction planning
• Early warning systems and community-based monitoring
• Heat stress and health vulnerability assessments
• Nature-based and ecosystem-based approaches

Approximately 15 posters will be selected for presentation. Selected presenters will receive a modest allowance to support their participation.

🏆 The winning presenter will receive the Mitra Award for Global Change Research and will be invited to present their work during the plenary session to APN member governments and research institutions from across the Asia-Pacific region.

🔗 Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/3QdZnFL

Don't miss this opportunity. Submit your abstract before 11:59 PM JST today.

28/05/2026

🔔 𝙎𝙡𝙤𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 11𝙩𝙝 𝘼𝙋𝙉 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙋𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣

Thai early career professionals based in Thailand are invited to submit poster abstracts for the 11th APN Early Career Professionals Poster and Networking Session, taking place on 9 July 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand.

🌏This session offers an opportunity to share research on climate change, climate variability and disaster risk reduction; connect with scientists, government officials and peers from across the region; and contribute to discussions on strengthening climate resilience.

We welcome abstracts related to:

• Climate information for disaster risk reduction planning
• Early warning systems and community-based monitoring
• Heat stress and health vulnerability assessments
• Nature-based and ecosystem-based approaches

Approximately 15 posters will be selected for presentation. Selected presenters will receive a modest allowance to support their participation on the day of the session.

✨The winning presenter will receive the Mitra Award for Global Change Research and will be invited to present their work during the plenary session to APN member governments and research institutions from across the Asia-Pacific region.

Submit your abstract by 1 June 2026.

🔗 Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/3QdZnFL

Bring your research to a regional audience and join the conversation on climate resilience.

22/05/2026

🎉It's our 30th anniversary! Celebrate with us by delving into 30 APN projects that are shaping the way we think about climate change adaptation.
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🌴One size rarely fits all. In the Pacific Islands, climate risks and self-reliance varies by perpherality. In other words, how remote a community is shapes how people cope with climate day to day.

🌴Dr Patrick Nunn from Australia's University of the Sunshine Coast and his team crafts three peripherality indices to identify strengths and needs of different communities across Fiji and Micronesia.

🌴While core communities are better informed about climate change, peripheral communities are more autonomous in their understanding of traditional knowledge. By measuring how far and accessible people are from towns and services, policy can better tailor adaption support.

Read the full case study, developed with AP-PLAT: https://ap-plat.nies.go.jp/adaptation-database/list/case-study/db1467.html

An APN project mapped how remote or connected communities are to explain climate risk and self reliance in Fiji and Micronesia, providing a simple way to target support.

21/05/2026

⏳ 𝟱 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁!

The deadline for the 11th APN Early Career Poster and Networking Session is fast approaching; 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟲 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝟮𝟯:𝟱𝟵 𝗝𝗦𝗧 (𝗨𝗧𝗖+𝟵).

Are you a Thai national ECP conducting research in Thailand? This is your chance to present your work on a regional stage, connect with scientists and policymakers and contribute to climate action in the Asia-Pacific.

🏆 The winning presenter receives the Mitra Award for Global Change Research and a plenary speaking slot at the Joint 27th APN Intergovernmental and Scientific Planning Group Meeting and 30th Anniversary celebration in Bangkok, 9 July 2026.

📌 Theme: Climate change and variability and disaster risk reduction

🔗 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 & 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆: https://bit.ly/3QdZnFL

👇 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯-𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀.

15/05/2026

🎉It's our 30th anniversary! Celebrate with us by delving into 30 APN projects that are shaping the way we think about climate change adaptation.
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🌇Cities are heating up fast. Because of the urban heat island (UHI) effect, urban areas tend to experience higher temperatures than surrounding rural areas. Southeast Asian cities are no different.

🌇Dr Sigit Arifwidodo from Thailand's Kasetsart University and his team use remote sensing techniques to identify UHI patterns for Bangkok and Bandung. But the project doesn't end at assessing trends.

🌇In addition, the team conducted a household survey to assess how heat interferes with daily life. The project also takes their findings on UHI to inform policies on climate adaptation and mitigation strategies.

Read the full case study, developed with AP-PLAT: https://ap-plat.nies.go.jp/adaptation-database/list/case-study/db1436.html

This APN project aimed to understand urban heat island effects and their implications for climate adaptation and mitigation strategies in Bangkok and Bandung.

14/05/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗣𝗡 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗸𝗼𝗸 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟲 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆).

If you are a Thai early career professional working on climate change and disaster risk reduction, this is your chance to showcase your research, exchange ideas with regional experts and policymakers and expand your professional network across the Asia-Pacific region.

Selected participants will also have the opportunity to compete for the Mitra Award for Global Change Research.

📍 Bangkok, Thailand
📅 9 July 2026
📄 Extended abstract deadline: 26 May 2026 (Tuesday)

We encourage interested applicants to take advantage of the extended deadline and submit their abstracts.

Apply now: https://bit.ly/3QdZnFL

11/05/2026

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗣𝗡 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗸𝗼𝗸!

Calling Thai early career professionals working on climate change and disaster risk reduction — only one week left to apply for the 11th APN Early Career Professional Poster and Networking Session.

Share your research, connect with regional experts and policymakers across the Asia-Pacific region and compete for the Mitra Award for Global Change Research.

📍 Bangkok, Thailand
📅 9 July 2026
🗓️ Abstract deadline: 15 May 2026

Eligible applicants include Thai nationals conducting research in Thailand, including students and postdoctoral researchers.

Apply now: https://bit.ly/3QdZnFL