To achieve climate goals, Climate Finance emerges as a vital component, and the side event aimed to address the gap between visionary solutions and necessary funding required. It showcases innovations needing financing for research, implementation, and policy impact, linked to SDGs 13, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 1. The speakers were Jui Joshi from […]
The side event organised by Centre for Policy Research and Development (CPRD Bangladesh), EFICOR, Shariatpur Development Society (SDS Bangladesh) and Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA), focussed on the lived experiences of vulnerable communities across Kerala (India), Bangladesh, and Nepal as they grapple with escalating climate impacts. Rising sea levels submerging livelihoods in Bangladesh, […]
At the Side Event on ‘Financing Loss and Damage and Way Forward for Grassroots Action’, despite unforeseen challenges, detailed insights on community actions and potential strategies to address loss and damage in vulnerable countries were shared in two segments: strategic and technical. The speakers included Josie Lee, Oxfam Australia (Chair); Mohon Kumar Mondol, LEDARS; Makereta […]
World Bank research (2021) shows climate change has reduced vulnerable nations’ GDP by 20% since 2000. By 2030, it could force 132 million into poverty, mainly in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. A just energy transition requires decarbonization, equitable funding, and support for affected communities. The ILO estimates a green economy could create 24 […]
Date – Thursday, 7th November | Time- 5:00 PM (IST) Link to Join: https://climatereality.zoom.us/j/98715736372 From To Topic Done By 5:00 PM 5:10 PM Introduction & Welcome Mr. Bhavesh Swami 5:10 PM 5:25 PM Roadmap to COP 29 Mr. Aditya Pundir 5:25 PM 5:45 PM Expectations from COP 29 Mr. Sanjay Vashisht 5:45 PM 6:00 PM Briefing […]
By Purnima Joshi
As COP29 approaches, CANSA brought together climate experts across South Asia to voice their expectations for a finance goal that meets their urgent climate realities. The two pre-COP webinars facilitated by Santosh Patnaik of CANSA (Climate Action Network South Asia), had regional voices who emphasized that this year’s COP must bring real commitments for transformative climate finance, resilience, and a just transition.
Date: October 15th, 2024Time: 2:00 PM IST GC 26 or General Comment No. 26 is the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child’s authoritative guidance on how children’s rights are impacted by the environmental crisis and what governments must do to uphold these rights to ensure that children live in a clean, healthy […]
10-11 September 2024, Colombo, Sri Lanka The regional meeting in Colombo (10-11 September 2024) focused on strengthening youth engagement in climate change, preparing for COP29, and reviewing CANSA’s 2023-2030 strategy. Key discussions centered on climate finance, loss and damage, regional cooperation, and empowering youth in shaping national policies, particularly Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Sessions on […]
Ahead of a High Level Ministerial Dialogue on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance and the Pre-COP meeting in Baku this week, Climate Action Network (CAN) is sending a clear and unequivocal message from more than 130 #CivilSociety organisations: failure to deliver an ambitious #ClimateFinance outcome at COP29 is not acceptable. Baku
By Divyanshi Yadav
The CANSA Annual Regional Meeting 2024, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, was a pivotal moment for climate action in South Asia, with over 40 delegates, including an inspiring number of youth leaders from across the region, gathering to address key issues like loss and damage, urban resilience, and climate finance.
