The Asia‐Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) seeks proposals under two separate programmes, the Annual Regional Call for Research Proposals (ARCP) Programme and the Scientific Capacity Building/Enhancement for Sustainable Development in Developing Countries (CAPaBLE) Programme, for funding from April 2012, and is able to provide a limited amount of financial support1 for research and capacity development activities that fall within its areas of interest.
APN is an inter-governmental network whose mission is to enable investigations of changes in the Earth’s life support systems and their implications for sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.
About ARCP
ARCP is one of the scientific pillars of the APN to encourage and promote global change research in the Asia-Pacific region that has potential, in addition to improving the understanding of global change and its implications in the region, to contribute to the establishment of a sound scientific basis for policy-making with regard to issues for which global change is an important factor. The ARCP is a competitive process launched in April 1998 for the first time to select projects for funding under the Science Agenda of the APN.
Activities of Interest under the ARCP Programme
– New research which addresses knowledge gaps in key scientific areas
– Synthesis and analysis of existing research
– Research planning/scoping activities
– The development of policy products such as integrated assessments, impact assessments, climate models, etc.
About CAPaBLE
CAPaBLE programme is enhancing scientific capacity in developing countries to improve decision-making relating to issues that are directly linked to their sustainable development. This effort is being achieved through a two-track process of capacity enhancement for experienced leading scientists and capacity development for early-career scientists under the APN Annual Call for Proposals. An evaluation of Phase One of CAPaBLE (2003-2006) was conducted in 2008, the results of which reaffirmed the urgency and need for a programme like CAPaBLE as an integrated pillar of APN activities focussing on scientific capacity development, particularly for developing countries.
Activities of Interest under the CAPaBLE Programme
– Scientific capacity development for sustainable development
– Science-policy Interfacing
– Awareness raising Activities
– Dissemination Activities
Application procedure:
A potential proponent can consult with the APN Secretariat, with a carbon copy to the national Focal Point (nFP) and to the Scientific Planning Group (SPG) Member from his/her country, by sending a Letter of Intent by Friday 24th June 2011.
The selection process then undergoes three stages in which the first stage involves submission of summary proposal.
Last date for submitting the summary proposal is July 29, 2011
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