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Asia-Pacific Network for
Global Change Research
SBSTA32 Informal Dialogue:
Wednesday, June 3rd 2010, Bonn, Germany
Dr. Andrew W. Matthews
APN nFP/SPG for New Zealand
APN
GOALS
Supporting regional cooperation in global change
research on issues particularly relevant to the
region
Strengthening appropriate interactions among
scientists and policy-makers, and providing
scientific input to policy decision-making and
scientific knowledge to the public
Improving the scientific and technical capabilities
of nations in the region, including the transfer of
know-how and technology
Cooperating with other global change networks and
organisations
NEW ACTIVITIES
New activities focussed under scientific research and capacity
development are being undertaken in two of the four new scientific
themes highlighted in the Third Strategic Plan (3SP) as follow:
Theme 2:
Ecosystems,
Biodiversity
and Land Use
Key Focus
Areas: Forestry
and REDD-Plus
Theme 4: Resources
Utilization and
Pathways for
Sustainable
Development
•Global change
implications of efficient
resource utilization
•Action to establish
international sound
material cycle society
Main Topics of Interest
Focus 1: Ecosystems, Biodiversity
and Land Use
Focus 2: Resources Utilisation &
Pathways for Sustainable
Development
Understanding basic concepts of
REDD-Plus & methodologies for
developing REDD-Plus Projects
Understanding status of scientific
research & needs regarding material
cycle, efficient resources utilisation, &
resource and material management
Developing scientific capacity to use
the most recent IPCC guidance for
estimating emissions & removals
Understanding regional and
trans-boundary flow of materials,
resources and wastes
Using combination of remote sensing
& ground-based forest carbon
inventory approaches
Development and analysis of
material flow accounting
Related areas of carbon sequestration
& dynamics, sustainable forest
management practices, etc.
Estimation/analysis of indicators
on sound material cycle (resource
efficiency, resource productivity)
Activities that maybe supported
The kinds of activities that may be supported under the above themes include:
Identifying and developing existing and/or
new methodologies for capacity
development, particularly in effective
transfer of scientific know-how and
technology to user communities, both
science and non-science
Strengthening interfaces
between science and policy
communities and society in general
for effective pathways to sustainable
development
Promoting and strengthening
interdisciplinary regional global
change research, particularly
addressing novel research, and/or
identifying key gaps via synthesis and
assessment work.
Encouraging initiatives from
developing nations for placebased, integrative research
activities.
Aligning with other
programmes of the global
change community
SCBCIA – a focussed activity
Scientific Capacity Development for Climate Change Impact and
Vulnerability Assessment
7
Ongoing
projects
Countries:
• China
• Indonesia
• Philippines
• Pakistan
• Viet Nam
• Thailand
Training in the Concepts of Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerability and use of SIMCLIM
SCBCIA 2009-FP06-PULHIN: Capacity Building on Integration of Science and Local Knowledge for
Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerability Assessments
Systematic Observations and
Data Management
ICSU’s
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Strengthens current POLICIES in
DATA MANAGEMENT
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CODATA
GEO
Provide access to all data
(e.g. metadata)
Others
APN
Supports archiving and retrieval of
data
Stronger relationships
with other organizations
toward achieving
common goals
Allows download of data from APN-funded project websites
Climate Synthesis
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Synthesis of climate-related research and capacity
development over 10 years
56 completed projects
Synthesis report and book will be published in
2011 and 2012
Focus Chapters
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• Food, Agriculture and Climate
• Seasonal Climate Prediction & Application
• Climate Variability, Trends and Extremes
• Regional Climate Change Modeling
• Vulnerability & Adaptation to Climate Change
• Climate Change Mitigation
• Climate Change Policy & Outreach
APN Climate Synthesis
Scoping Meeting
10-11 November 2009
APN Secretariat, Kobe,
Japan
Contact
APN
For more information, please visit
http://www.apn-gcr.org
or email
[email protected]
East Building, 4F
1-5-2 Wakinohama Kaigan Dori
Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0073, Japan
Tel: +81-78-230-8017
Fax: +81-78-230-8018