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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

[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, […]

[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 […]