On the 22nd of April 2018, International Earth Day was celebrated by civil society organisations (SGP Grantees), Climate Action Network of South Asia (CANSA) and Environment & Natural Resources Monitoring Network (ENRMN)1 in collaboration with the National Environment Protection Agency (NEPA) and Kabul Municipality (KM) at Kol-e-Hashmat Khan2 in Kabul. CANSA Afghanistan and ENRMN consist of […]
CANSA in partnership with Germanwatch hosted a day long workshop on ‘Sustainable Lifestyles’ on 23rd March 2018 at Conference of Vasudha Foundation in Delhi. The event was an opportunity to present the draft background paper, which the team drafted as ‘living document’ that gained knowledge from various best practices. Sustainable lifestyles can be defined differently in […]
The historical social structures in India have left women and children, as the most vulnerable to some of the biggest risks facing the country today.
By Harjeet Singh, Sven Harmeling and Julie-Anne Richards
The 65-year-old is not alone. Since Cyclone Aila hit the region in the year 2009, over 2,000 families have been displaced due to…
By Patricia Espinosa
Climate change is at its heart about people and how to shape a future for humanity that promotes well-being while ensuring that the natural and nature-based services upon which we all depend—including our precious atmosphere—continue to function and support sustainable development for all.
By Shailendra Yashwant
With global heat records reaching new highs, extreme weather events and other natural disasters becoming more deadly, everyone is equally vulnerable to climate change.
CANSA member GEAG co-hosts ‘Consultation workshop for children-centric and climate-resilient WASH, Nutrition and Education in Uttar Pradesh’ 28 December, 2017 Uttar Pradesh GEAG co-organised a one-day workshop on Dec 28, 2017 titled ‘Consultation workshop for children-centric and climate-resilient WASH, Nutrition and Education in Uttar Pradesh’, in collaboration with Climate Action Network South Asia, UNICEF India […]
Women and Child Centric Adaptation Planning Training in Kerala 15-16 December, 2017 Trivandrum, Kerala, India Locally organised by: Thanal, Suchitwa Mission, Institute of Climate Change Studies of Government of Kerala and PAN-India Network Thanal recently co-organised a two-day training in collaboration with Suchitwa Mission, Institute of Climate Change Studies of Government of Kerala, Climate Action Network South […]
Technical Training on Aligning Policies on WASH, Nutrition and Education with Climate Resilience Needs of Women and Children 27-28 November, 2017 Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India Locally organised by: Oxfam India Odisha is among the states in India that already are bearing the impacts of climate change in the form of heat waves, cyclones and crop failure […]
Enhancing Capacity of Policy Makers and Practitioners in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal on Loss and Damage Related to Slow Onset Events in the Region Climate change is an enormous challenge for South Asian countries. The region is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, including slow onset events: sea level rise, increasing temperatures, ocean acidification, […]
