APN Newsletter - Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research

On sub-regional cooperation, delegates
from South Asia and Southeast
Asia gathered in their respective
sub-regional groups to review
past activities and exchange ideas
on furthering sub-regional cooperation.
Both groups acknowledged
the importance of Proposal
Development Training Workshops
(PDTW) and agreed on continuing
the activity on a regular basis
at the sub-regional level to raise
awareness among young scientists
and researchers on the APN
and its programmes. They also
provided substantial input on
developing further details for
the sub-regional activities to be
carried out in 2012/13.
Members from Temperate East
Asia agreed to work together to
involve more scientists from the
sub-region in APN activities, initially
by establishing a working
group to look at relevant issues
and organize a PDTW during the
coming fiscal year.
Interactive Sessions
Four interactive sessions were
organized during the 17 th IGM/
SPG Meeting. During the interactive
sessions, APN country representatives
shared the latest
information on low carbon development
and green growth in their
countries, invited speakers from
the science community presented
on their work and its relevance
to the policy-making process,
and scientists from APN member
countries presented their activities
related to climate change
adaptation in the Asia-Pacific
region in the context of Sustainable
Development.
A poster session was also organized
where eleven young scientists
from Indonesia introduced
their research work through
poster presentations. The best
poster, entitled “Natural Properties
of Carbon Stock in Customary
Peat Forest at Danau Sentarum
National Park, West Kalimantan,
Indonesia,” was selected by all participants
to the meeting and the
winning scientist, Ms. Evi Gusmayanti
from the Centre for Wetlands
People and Biodiversity, Universitas
Tanjungpura, Indonesia, was
presented with the “Mitra Award
for Global Change Research”.
The APN Secretariat would like
to express its sincere appreciation
to the host, member country
representatives, invited experts,
observers and all others for their
active contribution that has led to
the great success of the 17 th IGM/
SPG Meeting.
17th Inter-Governmental Meeting (IGM)/Scientific Planning Group (SPG) Meeting Held in Jakarta, Indonesia •
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