Workshop on Framing National Adaptation Plans

Originally designed for Least Developed Countries to facilitate adaptation planning, the National Adaptation Plans or NAPs was designed with the intention of meeting two objectives, first, to reduce vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, by building adaptive capacity and resilience and second, to facilitate the integration of climate change adaptation, in a coherent manner, […]

CANSA at the NAP Expo

Shifting from National Adaptation Programme for Action, many LDCs are in the process of developing National Adaptation Plan processes. A two-day workshop on this process, titled NAP Expo, was held on August 08-09, 2014, in Bonn, organised by the UNFCCC and the Least Developed Country Expert Group (LEG). The objectives of this event were to: Serve as a […]

Communicating Climate Realities on the Ground

[Colombo, Sri Lanka] – June 30, 2014 – Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA) in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Press Institute conducted the second Workshop on Climate Change and Development Journalism for local journalists yesterday, Monday June 30, 2014 at the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), Colombo 05. The agenda for the Workshop included climate change communication, […]

Need of the Hour: To Engage Parliamentarians in Climate Talks

[South Asia] – June 04, 2014 – Round two of international climate change negotiations of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) starts today, Wednesday June 04, 2014 in Bonn Germany and is scheduled to go on till June 14, 2014. The sessions have three primary objectives to cover within the span of […]

Climate Change as an Opportunity to ensure Food and Energy Security

[Colombo, Sri Lanka] – May 22, 2014 – A first of its kind, Local Government representatives met members of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) today to discuss #ClimateChange negotiations. Organised by the Climate Change Secretariat of the Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy in association with Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA), the Workshop on Climate […]

CANSA and Ministry of Environment in Sri Lanka to Conduct Workshop for Negotiators

[Colombo, Sri Lanka] – May 21, 2014 – The Climate Change Secretariat of the Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy in association with Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA) will conduct a Workshop on Climate Change Negotiationson May 22-23, 2014 at Renuka Hotel, Colombo 03. This event is organised with the Climate Change Secretariat of […]

Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation to National Planning

By Senashia Ekanayake
The first day of the Eighth Instalment of the International Conference on Community Based Adaptation drew to a close with the participation of both nearly 400 State and non-State actors from 63 countries. The Chief Guest for the Opening Plenary was Government of Nepal Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Sushil Koirala.

LDC Chair: Least Developed and Small Islands States to be First and Worst Hit

[South Asia] – April 15, 2014: Climate Action Network South Asia welcomes the launch of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest report in Berlin today which shows that avoiding catastrophic climate change is still possible, but only with rapid and sustained cuts to #CarbonPollution. The report points to the benefits of increasing the […]

Bangladesh to Combat Poverty and Climate Change for Sustainable Future

[South Asia] – April 13, 2014: Climate Action Network South Asia welcomes the launch of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest report in Berlin today which shows that avoiding catastrophic climate change is still possible, but only with rapid and sustained cuts to #CarbonPollution. The report points to the benefits of increasing the […]

A Shift towards Renewables and a Greener Economy for a Sustainable Sri Lanka

[Colombo, Sri Lanka] – April 13, 2014: Climate Action Network South Asia welcomes the launch of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest report in Berlin today which shows that avoiding catastrophic climate change is still possible, but only with rapid and sustained cuts to carbon pollution. The report points to the benefits of […]