The Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN) organizes the Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum (APAN Adaptation Forum), which has become a flagship adaptation event and the largest gathering of adaptation practitioners specifically for the Asia and Pacific region. It provides a platform to meet, share learning and experiences, and work together toward the pertinent adaptation outcomes and practical solutions needed to address the challenges of climate change.
The 9th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum (APAN 9th Adaptation Forum) will take place from Monday, 29 September, to Friday, 3 October 2025, in Bangkok, Thailand. The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) will co-host the Forum. It will be supported by the APAN Secretariat, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The APAN 9th Adaptation Forum will build on the key messages and recommendations made during 8th APAN Adaptation Forum and advance discussions on transformational adaptation. Theme of the Forum is "Resilience for all: Catalyzing transformational adaptation".
Objectives
a) Enhance knowledge and understanding of transformational adaptation including how it differs from incremental approaches and the continuum of two in practice.
b) Explore innovative policies, technologies, practices, and financial instruments and modalities, and changes needed to catalyze and support transformational adaptation.
c) Identify strategic entry points and ideas for multi-stakeholder collaboration to drive coordinated, large-scale systemic changes to support transition and strengthen resilience across interconnected systems.
d) Identify opportunities for integrating elements of transformational adaptation into national and regional development agendas to ensure inclusive and sustainable outcomes.
e) Draw elements from successful adaptation practices, lessons learned, and innovative approaches applied which are likely to support transition towards a transformational adaptation.
Expected Outcomes
a) Knowledge and understanding on operationalizing transformational adaptation enhanced among key actors and recommendations for embedding approaches and solutions in national, regional and global development processes for enabling transformational adaptation adequately reflected in the key messages of the forum summary report.
b) Strengthened existing partnerships as well as likely new partnerships emerged among key actors to advance transformational adaptation in Asia and the Pacific region.
