By Santosh Patnaik
During the recently concluded Paris summit, blueprint to deal with climate change in the coming decade has been prepared. During the negotiations, India was portrayed in the Western media as a stumbling block to an ambitious climate deal.

[Dhaka/New Delhi] December 16, 2014: Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA) a coalition of over 120 civil society organisations have expressed their disappointment and dissatisfaction on the lack of progress on crucial issues at the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP20) that concluded in Lima on Sunday. CANSA members attending the summit in Peru have […]

South Asia, one of the most vulnerable regions in the world is constantly grappling to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change. In such vulnerable regions, climate change threatens to affect food security, water security and energy access, all of which are crucial for enhancing lives of the marginalised subject to extreme poverty and […]

[Dhaka/Kathmandu/Islamabad/New Delhi] December 03, 2014: Over 120 civil society organisations affiliated to Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA) called upon governments gathering in Lima, Peru for the UN climate talks this week to harness the growing momentum for climate action and use it to make progress on a comprehensive international climate agreement due at the […]

Date: December 02, 2014 Time: 1830 – 2000h  (GMT-5) Venue: COP 20, Lima, PERU @ Room Maranga CANSA event in partnership with Development Alternatives, SDPI, APAN, IYCN and Oxfam aims to share the approaches underplayed in region to implement a climate agenda that is complex and diverse considering the fact that countries have high vulnerability and energy security as […]

Kathmandu/New Delhi/Colombo/Dhaka/Islamabad: 26 November 2014: Over 120 civil society organisations, members of Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA) have called upon the heads of states gathering for the #SAARC summit in Kathmandu to act together and quickly to combat the worst impacts of climate change in the region by adopting low carbon development pathways and co-operating […]

[New Delhi] October 27, 2014 – The European Union’s announcement to cut greenhouse gases by at least 40% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels was described as unambitious and insufficient by Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA), a coalition of 120 civil society organisations. The pact, which was reached early Friday in Brussels, makes the […]

[Colombo, Sri Lanka] – October 14, 2014 – Climate change has become one of the key issues the world is facing today. Its adverse effects are felt strongly across regions, and addressing climate change is fast becoming one of the key priorities of many countries. In order to lead the way as a nation, and […]

By Vositha Wijenayake Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA), with partner networks of Southern Voices on Adaptation organised the Regional Workshop for Southern Voices on Adaptation, on October 04, 2014 at the Seri Pacific Hotel in Malaysia. The event was organised as a back to back event of the Asia Pacific Adaptation Forum held in Malaysia. […]

Energy plays a pivotal role in poverty reduction efforts. It is central to various aspects of development such as health, population, agriculture productivity, education, livelihoods etc. The correlation of energy with Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is such that none of the MDGs will be met without improvement in quality and quantity of energy services in […]