[1][2][3] APAN was set up in October 2009 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), as part of the Global Adaptation Network (GAN).

[4][5] APAN works collaboratively with organizations including the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), the Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RRC.AP) at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI),[1][6] the Asian Development Bank (ADB),[7][8] the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA),[9] the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)[10][11] and the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN).

[15] This approach involves various areas of support: [6] Publications of APAN are made available online, describing the knowledge gained by its activities in the region to build capacities for climate adaptation.

[18] The Asia Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum is a yearly flagship event co-organized by the APAN.

It brings together scientists, academica, governments, international development organizations, students, and others from around the world to discuss climate change adaptation.