By Thoriq Ibrahim in Malé The United Nations climate change agreement reached in Paris last year marked the culmination of over 20 years of contentious negotiations to limit greenhouse gas emissions. In so doing it shifted the talks from focusing primarily on who is responsible for taking up the burden to finding ways to […]
Sea level rise and other associated impacts of rising global temperatures such as coastal erosion and flooding have long been forecast as some of the most serious challenges that humanity will face due to climate change, but for most of the world those are challenges to be dealt with in the future. For the Solomon […]
On 22 April 2016 in New York City, Ministers from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Uganda, India and France jointly announced under the aegis of the International Solar Alliance the launch of a Programme “Scaling solar applications for agricultural use,” to bring reliable, affordable and tailored-to-needs solar applications within the reach of all farmers in […]
[Odisha, India] – April 23, 2016 – Utkal University, Odisha in partnership with Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA) will conduct a two-day consultation towards implementation roadmap required to build a #ClimateResilient Odisha. The consultation will reflect on the way forward for second phase drafting of Odisha State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC) in […]
By Zahrah Rizwan
The specialty of the 22nd of April 2016 lies not simply in the fact that it is the Earth Day, but also because leaders from over 170 countries will officially sign the Paris Climate Agreement today.
[22 April 2016, New Delhi/Colombo]: Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA), a coalition of over 140 civil society organizations of south Asia, welcomed the ceremonial signing of the #ParisClimateAgreement at the #UnitedNations in New York today by more than 160 countries as a welcome first step confirming commitments made by these countries at the 21st […]
By Rumal Siriwardena Capacity building workshops for farmers of the Trincomalee district on climate change adaptation for agriculture, through the implementation of toxin free, organic farming and crop diversification was held 23rd March, 2016, in Padavishripura and Morawewa. The workshops were organised by SLYCAN Trust in partnership with the Nagenahiru Development Society as part of […]
Download Here PDF Climate change is the greatest health challenge of the 21st century. It is a threat wehave been warned about by scientists and health professionals for over a decade, and,increasingly, are witnessing firsthand. India has seen a sharp rise of extreme temperatures and heat stress events, cyclones, floods, drought and malnutrition. Often it […]
“Building Climate Resilience and Mainstreaming DRR in the State of Odisha: Consultation to Facilitate Design of SAPCC Implementation Roadmap” on 23rd and 24th April 2016 at Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. A consultative meeting on framing next steps towards building climate resilient future in state of Odisha is organised in Hotel Suryansh, Bhubaneswar . The discussion will […]
The consultation is scheduled to be held on 5th and 6th May, 2016 in Gangtok, Sikkim. Please watch this space for more information.
