asia pacific alcohol policy alliance
About the Asia Pacific Alcohol Policy Alliance
The Asia Pacific Alcohol Policy Alliance (APAPA) serves as a collaborative & learning space on alcohol policy developments for its members - a virtual network of NGOs and individuals committed to the development of effective alcohol policy in the Asia Pacific region.
We aim to work with other organizations in reducing alcohol-related harm worldwide by promoting science-based policies independent of commercial interests.
APAPA was founded in 2006 in Thailand. The alliance was revived in 2019 after a hiatus. Read about the launch of APAPA here.
APAPA is a regional alliance under the Global Alcohol Policy Alliance. The Global Alcohol Policy Alliance is a civil society partner of the WHO SAFER Initiative, which focuses on:
Strengthening restrictions on alcohol availability
Advancing and enforcing drink-driving countermeasures
Facilitating access to screening, brief interventions, and treatment
Enforce bans or comprehensive restrictions on alcohol advertising, sponsorship, and promotion
Raise prices on alcohol through excise taxes and pricing policies
Coalition building
The following are member organizations of APAPA:
Alcohol Change Australia (formerly National Alliance for Action on Alcohol)
Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (Australia)
Cancer Council (Australia)
Cook Islands Road Safety Council (Cook Islands)
Hong Kong Alliance for Advocacy Against Alcohol (Hong Kong)
Alcohol Action NZ (New Zealand)
Cancer Society of New Zealand (New Zealand)
Action for Economic Reforms (Philippines)
ImagineLaw (Philippines)
Center for Policy Studies and Advocacy on Sustainable Development (The Policy Center) (Philippines)
Foundation for Innovative Social Development (Sri Lanka)
Rahama (Sri Lanka)
Centre for Economics and Community Development (Vietnam)
