help achieve its objectives. Furthermore, while themes or topics have been discussed extensively by the SPG, some of the topics listed are not necessarily new or emerging. The information is provided, essentially, to facilitate in‐country discussions and to assist interested in working with the APN. Please refer to the and the for accurate and extensive information of projects that APN is currently funding or has funded in the past. Climate Change and Climate Variability Regional scenarios for climate change including climate extremes Implications of global change for predictability and stability of the Asian Monsoon, and societal consequences Synergies between adapting to current natural climate variability and that of future climate change Adaptation measures in the Asia-Pacific region Aerosols, clouds, climate, and human health Mitigation options and their implications for sustainable development Climate change and climate variability in cryosphere and water and food security Ecosystems, Biodiversity, and Land Use Changes in the carbon cycle and the water cycle Research and information networks for land system change Assessment and enhancement of land use sustainability Nature, extent, causes and impacts of land use change Regionality of ecosystem services and their changes Global change and mountain systems Coastal marine ecosystem Freshwater ecosystems, lakes and rivers Agriculture ecosystems, forests, rangelands, watersheds Water quality and quantity, water reuse Bioenergy technology to offset fossil fuel consumption Applied agricultural technology Natural resources and environmental management Urban land use change Fish-stock/live-stock assessments, natural and cultured Invasive species Climate change and biodiversity Changes in the Atmospheric, Terrestrial and Marine Domains Atmospheric Change: Air quality changes at various spatial and temporal scales and impacts Source and sink fluxes of greenhouse gases Impacts of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and air pollutants on agricultural and natural ecosystems in the Asia-Pacific region Downscaled climate change scenarios Uncertainty analysis Climate impacts on pollution Changes in the Oceans and Coastal Systems: Structure and composition of the marine food web and its response to physical forcing and chemical regimes in coastal up-welling systems Aspects of physical and biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems in oxygen minimum zones (OMZ) Ocean acidification Decline and degradation of marine biodiversity, e.g. mangroves and coral reef ecosystems
help achieve its objectives. Furthermore, while themes or topics have been discussed extensively by the SPG, some of the topics listed are not necessarily new or emerging. The information is provided, essentially, to facilitate in‐country discussions and to assist interested in working with the APN. Please refer to the and the for accurate and extensive information of projects that APN is currently funding or has funded in the past. Climate Change and Climate Variability Regional scenarios for climate change including climate extremes Implications of global change for predictability and stability of the Asian Monsoon, and societal consequences Synergies between adapting to current natural climate variability and that of future climate change Adaptation measures in the Asia-Pacific region Aerosols, clouds, climate, and human health Mitigation options and their implications for sustainable development Climate change and climate variability in cryosphere and water and food security Ecosystems, Biodiversity, and Land Use Changes in the carbon cycle and the water cycle Research and information networks for land system change Assessment and enhancement of land use sustainability Nature, extent, causes and impacts of land use change Regionality of ecosystem services and their changes Global change and mountain systems Coastal marine ecosystem Freshwater ecosystems, lakes and rivers Agriculture ecosystems, forests, rangelands, watersheds Water quality and quantity, water reuse Bioenergy technology to offset fossil fuel consumption Applied agricultural technology Natural resources and environmental management Urban land use change Fish-stock/live-stock assessments, natural and cultured Invasive species Climate change and biodiversity Changes in the Atmospheric, Terrestrial and Marine Domains Atmospheric Change: Air quality changes at various spatial and temporal scales and impacts Source and sink fluxes of greenhouse gases Impacts of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and air pollutants on agricultural and natural ecosystems in the Asia-Pacific region Downscaled climate change scenarios Uncertainty analysis Climate impacts on pollution Changes in the Oceans and Coastal Systems: Structure and composition of the marine food web and its response to physical forcing and chemical regimes in coastal up-welling systems Aspects of physical and biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems in oxygen minimum zones (OMZ) Ocean acidification Decline and degradation of marine biodiversity, e.g. mangroves and coral reef ecosystems
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