BY-LAWS
OF
CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK OF SOUTH ASIA

Acknowledging Climate Change as the single most overarching issue confronting communities, nations, regions and the entire world;

Recognizing the need to regulate climate for sustained ecosystem services upon which survival of life on earth is based;

Acknowledging that climate transcends national boundaries and beyond the control of a single nation to address the eminent threats to survival of life on earth;

Considering the potential role of Civil Society Organizations and NGOs in regional cooperation and collaboration in addressing climate change and its impact on human and natural ecosystems;

By virtue of our legal registrations in respective countries of South Asia, we the following organizations, in establishing the Climate Action Network of South Asia (CANSA), hereby adopt the following By-laws:

However, these by-laws is meant to facilitate and enable decision-making, rather than prescribe rules, as many of the member organizations of CANSA have their own forms of organizations and their own national or regional rules.

ARTICLE I NAME/REGISTERED OFFICE

ARTICLE II PURPOSE

ARTICLE III: CANSA Member

ARTICLE IV: Governance and Decision Making

ARTICLE V: CANSA Board

ARTICLE VI: National Steering Committee

ARTICLE VII: CANSA Secretariat

VIII. FINANCIAL ASSETS & FUND RAISING

ARTICLE IX: EXEMPTION FROM TAXES

ARTICLE X: PROCUREMENT AND INSURANCE

ARTICLE XI: LEGAL ENTITY AND OTHER LEGAL PROVISIONS IN CASE OF
INSOLVENCY, DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION

CANSA Members Code of Conduct

Values

Based on the desire to advance and improve people’s lives through combating the harmful effects of climate change, we are committed to the following fundamental values that underpin the mission and objectives of the Climate Action Network South Asia and its members. We therefore commit ourselves to:

Governance

As regional network of organisations, we recognise the importance of establishing and maintaining appropriate and effective bodies that will govern the internal functioning of our Networks at the global, regional and national levels. To this end we will:

Accountability

Our commitment to promote participatory, accountable and transparent decision making is enshrined in this code of conduct. Whilst not a binding obligation on members, we aim to:

Commitment to this Code of Conduct

All Members of CANSA are committed to this Code of Conduct.

Breach of this Code of Conduct

The following constitute serious breaches of this Code of Conduct:

Breaches by members or Nodes may result in expulsion of members from CANSA as provided for in our Constitution.

Disciplinary Code

The CANSA Board may formulate a Disciplinary Code to amplify this Code of Conduct and set procedures for its application. The Disciplinary Code has become part of this Charter by decision of the General Assembly dated 31st July 2011.

BOARD OF DIRECTORSSIGNATURES
Date