The Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) is an intergovernmental network that promotes policy-oriented research and capacity-building activities related to global change in the region.. APN receives financial contribution from the governments of the United States, Japan, Republic of Korea and New Zealand, with in-kind contribution from all it 22 member countries. The APN Secretariat is based in Kobe, Japan, hosted by the Hyogo Prefectural Government..
History The history of APN dates back to the 1990 White House Conference on Science and Economics Research Related to Global Change, 17–18 April 1990, at which then US President George H. W. Bush invited countries of the world to join the United States in creating regional networks for north–south scientific cooperation at the intergovernmental level to deal with global environmental change research. Later in 1992, President Bush and then Prime Minister of Japan Kiichi Miyazawa signed the 1992 US-Japan Global Partnership Agreement, which, among other things, reaffirmed and strengthened Japan-US commitment to global change research..
Discussions along these lines ultimately resulted in the establishment of three global change research networks: ENRICH for Europe and Africa, APN for Asia and the Pacific, and IAI for the Americas.
APN was formally launched in 1996 at its first intergovernmental meeting held at Chiang Mai, Thailand. In 1997, a competitive process was in place, open to funding applications for scientific research projects relating to global environmental change.
Membership
Starting from 12 countries in 1996, APN membership has grown to 22 as of April 2013. In addition to the 22 full members, institutions and individuals from a number of “approved countries” are eligible for APN funding.
APN member countries Country APN Subregion Australia Oceania and Pacific Bangladesh South Asia Bhutan South Asia Cambodia South East Asia China Temperate East Asia Fiji Oceania and Pacific India South Asia Indonesia South East Asia Japan Temperate East Asia Lao People's Democratic Republic South East Asia Malaysia South East Asia Mongolia Temperate East Asia Nepal South Asia New Zealand Oceania and Pacific Pakistan South Asia Philippines South East Asia Republic of Korea Temperate East Asia Russian Federation Temperate East Asia Sri Lanka South Asia Thailand South East Asia United States of America Oceania and Pacific Viet Nam South East Asia
APN approved countries Maldives Myanmar Singapore Pacific Island Countries
References
External links Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research