Advocacy is a key tool for linking grass-root action to policy makers, and CANSA and Southern Voices project have understood this. In order to highlight the key elements that lead to efficient and productive advocacy, CANSA in partnership with Inforse is organising the first regional workshop with the aim of providing partner organisations to share […]
Like every year CANSA will be organising its annual knowledge sharing workshop, and this year it will be held on the 22-23rd August, 2013 at Agra, India. During the two days there will be specific thematic discussions on issues identified by members. The objective is to bring forth the technical details of the issues and […]
By Vositha Wijenayake Sanjay Vashist, Director of Climate Action Network South Asia speaking at the South Asia Regional Consultation on Climate Change Adaptation Managing Risk for Resilience held on the 24th of June 2013 in Delhi, said that South Asian countries are working on adaptation, mitigation and the difficulties we are facing. “Since South Asia […]
By Vositha Wijenayake In a side event organized by Bread for the World, on the 7th of June 2013, at the Bonn sessions of UNFCCC, Mr. Sudheer Sharma presented his views on behalf of CAN South Asia. He said, “No one could be more aware of what climate change impacts could do than those living […]
On May 12, 2014 the CANSA Secretariat met with SAARC Delegates in Kathmandu, Nepal. The CANSA Delegation accompanied by former Nepal Environment Minister Ganesh Shah called on SAARC Secretary General Arjun Thapa at his office to discuss the preparations for upcoming SAARC Summit after four years. CANSA offered its support by contributing to agree on […]
Download Here Key Declarations from the SAARC Summit, Thimphu on Climate and Energy.a) Undertake advocacy and awareness programmes on climate change, among others, to promote the use of green technology and best practices to promote low-carbon, sustainable and inclusive development of the region. b) Commission a study to explore the feasibility of establishing a SAARC […]
Download Here PDF The policy brief is the result of the Panel Discussion on Knowledge Management and Regional Cooperation Potential in South Asia held at Kathmandu Nepal, organised by CANSA. The document proposes regional actions to address climate change in South Asia. It proposes regional coordination and cooperation are imperative for an increased understanding of […]
The regional knowledge sharing workshop organised by Climate Action Network South Asia in collaboration with project partners Janathakshan, Development Alternatives, IDEA, CAN International, INFORSE and All India Women’s Congress that sought to discuss “Pro-poor Low Carbon Development Strategies” was conducted in Sri Lanka on March 31, 2016 in Colombo. The topic of discussions included the […]
By Zahrah Rizwan
The young population in the world (between the age of 10 to 24yrs) amounts to 1.8 billion representing 18% of the total world population, according to the UNFPA State of World Population 2014 report.
By Zahrah Rizwan
At the beginning of the new millennium in 2000, world leaders gathered at the United Nations and formed a framework to combat poverty in its all dimensions and translated this vision into eight goals, named the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that were to be achieved by the world within a period of 15 years.
