Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN)

The mission of APAN is to build climate change resilient and sustainable human systems, ecosystems and economies through the mobilisation of knowledge, enhanced institutional capacity and informed decision making processes, and facilitated access to finance and technologies. The purpose is to equip key actors in Asia and the Pacific Region with adequate knowledge for designing and implementing climate change adaptation measures, building capacity to access technologies and finance in support of climate change adaptation, and integrating climate change adaptation into policies, strategies and plans.

Specific Objectives of APAN are:

• Improve understanding and knowledge of adaptation to past, current and future climate conditions;
• Enhance capacities to apply knowledge to assess technologies, access finance, and design and implement actions on adaptation; and
• Strengthen the ability to integrate adaptation into development policies, strategies, and plans.

APAN was established in October 2009 as part of the Global Climate Adaptation Network (GAN). It is the first network under the GAN supported by the UNEP, IGES, AIT-UNEP RRCAP, ADB, SIDA, and APN. APAN operates through its regional hub located in Bangkok.