30 September 2025
Co-creating transformative and gender-responsive climate adaptation in Asia – A multistakeholder dialogue
It is important to discuss amongst adaptation practitioners, women and youth in the region on what entails transformative adaptation. This multi-stakeholder dialogue will enable discussions on gender-responsive, innovative climate financing modalities, exchange knowledge and understanding of women and youth leadership in transformational adaptation and finally discuss data systems that contribute to transformational adaptation in the region. The dialogue will also review the current Gender Action Plan and discuss adaptation elements that should be integrated in the development of new Gender Action Plan (GAP).
Transformational Strategies for Scaling up Extreme Heat Adaptation in APAN: Regulations, Finance and Capacities for Integrating Sustainable Cooling
[10:00 – 16:00]
United Nations Environment Programme with partner countries aims to showcase pragmatic and replicable solutions for extreme heat adaptation. Participating countries and experts will spotlight enabling regulatory frameworks, financing mechanisms and governance capabilities. It is an opportunity to understand evolving challenges of APAN countries stemming from gaps in policies, finances and capacities. UNEP-NDMA sessions will also facilitate knowledge building, assessment of technical assistance needs and opportunities for collaboration in APAN countries. UNEP will channel the inputs from participants and experts into the APAN’s concluding statement, providing a foundation for country-level action plans and donor-supported investment pipelines that advance the UN SG’s 2024 Call to Action on Extreme Heat.
(Organizer: UNEP)
FRAME-ECO: Contextualization of Framework for Assessing Climate and Disaster-Induced Losses of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Asia-Pacific
Despite growing recognition of the severe impacts of climate and disaster events on biodiversity and ecosystem services, there remains no standardized framework to assess, monitor, and track such losses. From the Loss and Damage plenary discussions at the 8th APAN Forum, similar concerns were raised, and UNEP was asked to consider developing a Framework to assess biodiversity and ecosystem services. FRAME-ECO, as a collaborative effort by UNEP, UNDRR, and UNU-EHS, responds to this request by proposing a multi-dimensional framework for assessing the diverse values of biodiversity and ecosystem services. This framework builds on global standards such as SEEA EA and IPBES values, and aims to inform national CCA and DRR systems, climate finance, and operationalization of the Loss and Damage Fund. The FRAME-ECO provide a methodological basis as well to understand non-economic ecosystem related losses within the Disaster Tracking System ( DTS) developed by UNDRR in partnership with UNDP and WMO. The APAN Forum provides a strategic platform to socialize the framework, gain feedback from stakeholders across the region, and identify countries ready to champion piloting efforts that could inform global Loss and Damage discourse.
(Organizers: UNEP, UNDRR, UNU-EHS)
AIGCC Policy Roundtable: Mobilising Policy Action and Investment to Address Transboundary Climate Risks in Asia (Closed session)[14:00 – 16:00]
As part of a series of sessions at the 9th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum (9th APAN Forum) in Bangkok, Thailand from 29 September to 3 October 2025, AIGCC proposes holding a policy roundtable convening policymakers, institutional investors, insurers and service providers across Asia to identify actionable strategies to scale adaptation and resilience financing. The session will emphasize the need to assess and manage transboundary climate risks, highlight notable advancements in national resilience planning globally, and identify actionable strategies to advance collaboration to address transboundary risks in the region.
The discussion will build and draw upon previous policy roundtables convened by AIGCC in key Asian markets, as well as insights shared at international forums such as the UNFCCC COP29 High–Level Dialogue on National Adaptation Plans in Baku in 2024. This discussion will also refer to AIGCC’s report on Financing Asia’s National Adaptation Plans, which outlines the extent to which adaptation plans and policies across 9 Asian markets have aligned with investor expectations articulated by the AIGCC’s Physical Risks and Resilience Working Group.
(Organizer: Asia Investor Group on Climate Change)
Private Sector and Adaptation at the Local Level
[13:00 – 16:00]
The purpose of this structured discussion is to develop an initial framework for understanding how investments in local level adaptation result in private sector and markets creation, involvement, or mobilization, and inform further development of the Community Resilience Partnership Program, its activities, and portfolio.
This could include defining “private sector” in context of local level adaptation, defining scope of the framework, identifying follow-on evidence needs, methodological approaches, and timelines.
(Organizer: ADB)
Unlocking collaboration: Scaling adaptation through partnerships
[13:00 – 17:00]
APN will convene a 90-minute session bringing together scientists, policymakers, regional organisations, and finance actors to explore collaboration opportunities. Through case presentations and targeted discussions, the session will identify pathways to reduce duplication, scale impact, and foster joint initiatives that advance climate adaptation and build resilience across local, national and regional levels.
(Organizer: APN; AIT, AP-PLAT, RRC.AP, SAFE, SPREP, UNFCCC, ESCAP, UNEP-ROAP)