CANSA members participating in the Global Day of Action Climate Justice March at COP27 to demand action on loss and damage finance, climate finance, energy justice, and protecting human rights and civil liberties. Dear Friend, These are challenging times. The second part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6)–the first after […]

By Divyanshi Yadav
With a bated breath, I entered the huge meeting room of the beautiful Soaltee Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal. The previous night, I had a nearly sleepless night, tossing and turning, with so many questions plaguing me about the workshop,…

Echoing the Indian Government’s call for the global phaseout of all fossil fuels during the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, 11 Indian MPs from across political parties have endorsed the call to develop a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty…

Get the story directly from the people who were there:Webinar 22/12 2-3.45 pm ISTLink for registration:https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvcOipqDIrE9LJwAFGykbm1I2j7qNquDih Program Panel debate and open debate with webinar participants on the themes 1. How do international climate agreements help EVD and other local solutions? And how can international cooperation help to unleash the climate and development potentials of local […]

Workshop Participants 31 participants were present in the workshop, representing Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal. There was participation from 18 civil society organizations namely Voice of South Bangladesh, Care Bangladesh, Actionaid Bangladesh, BARCIK, SDS, YPSA, CPRD, Pariwartak, Youth Climate Network, Janathakshan, Ecohimal Nepal, Oxfam Nepal, KIRDARC, Prakriti Resource Centre, Clean Energy Nepal, NYCA, Save the Children- Asia […]

Press conference held in Dhaka, 5 December 2022 A group of Bangladeshi CSOs, led by COAST Foundation organized a media sharing event on the outcomes of recently held 27 th Conference of the Parties (COP 27) of the UNFCCC. The group comprising representatives of CANSA and CANSA Bangladesh, Center for Participatory Research and Development (CPRD), […]

Background South Asia is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate shocks. The region is living through a “new climate normal” in which intensifying heat waves, cyclones, droughts, and floods are testing the limits of government, businesses, and citizens to adapt. More than half of all South Asians, or 750 million people in the […]

We are aware the inception workshop on Mainstreaming Gender and Child Rights in Climate Change work earlier scheduled for 11-12 Oct got postponed due to unavoidable circumstances. We are happy to confirm that the workshop has now been scheduled for 28-29 November 2022 (Monday, Tuesday) in Kathmandu, Nepal. NOTE: For outstation participants, based on flight availability the travel […]

Date: 05th December 2022, Monday,Time: 09:00 AM – 02:00 PM (IST)Location: New Delhi Prior to the conclusion of negotiations, COP27 was hailed as “a make-or-break moment” and an opportunity to move from ambitious targets to policy implementation. Several key outcomes have highlighted some progress towards climate action. However, even successes that seemed difficult to imagine […]

By Md. Shamshuddoha
The decision on the establishment of ‘new funding arrangements’ for responding to as well as addressing loss and damages is a significant achievement at COP 27…