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.

By Bhagya Wickramasinghe
This week of September is a key week which addresses world’s development agenda and the ways to move forward in addressing the grave impacts of climate change, termed as loss and damage under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

The fifteenth United Nations designated youth awareness day or International Youth Day was commemorated on August 12, 2015, world over. Action/2015, together with Climate Action Network South Asia partook in the Action/2015 Youth global movement with the much celebrated #YouthPower poses. The #YouthPower poses is just the beginning of Action/2015 South Asia’s and CANSA’s plans […]

By Bhagya Wickramsinghe
Climate change is one of the key challenges that has united the countries around the globe. With impacts that affect everyone in the world, it is not a question for one group of society, but all living on the planet. 

By Vositha Wijenayake
Various research on climate change has illustrated that men and women are affected differently by the impacts of climate change. It is further noted that they respond differently to these impacts.