Blogs - Multilateral Negotiations

United by Nature, Divided by Borders: The Case for Regional Climate Action

By Divyanshi Yadav
Five years ago, I stepped into the climate space not as a policy expert, but as a young activist trying to make sense of the chaos unfolding around me.  South Asia’s disappearing forests, melting glaciers, and rising seas were alarming to me. I arrived full of urgency, at my first international climate meeting—the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SB) session in Bonn, driven by the smog I had grown up with and the seasonal floods that had started to feel less like disasters and more like routines. 

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Summary of CANSA Pre-COP 29 Webinars

By Purnima Joshi
As COP29 approaches, CANSA brought together climate experts across South Asia to voice their expectations for a finance goal that meets their urgent climate realities. The two pre-COP webinars facilitated by Santosh Patnaik of CANSA (Climate Action Network South Asia), had regional voices who emphasized that this year’s COP must bring real commitments for transformative climate finance, resilience, and a just transition.

Meet Upama Acharya: Inspiring Youth Climate Activist at the CANSA Annual Regional Meeting in Colombo

By Divyanshi Yadav
The CANSA Annual Regional Meeting 2024, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, was a pivotal moment for climate action in South Asia, with over 40 delegates, including an inspiring number of youth leaders from across the region, gathering to address key issues like loss and damage, urban resilience, and climate finance.

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Meet Sohanur Rahman: Inspiring Youth Climate Activist at the CANSA Annual Regional Meeting in Colombo

By Divyanshi Yadav
The CANSA Annual Regional Meeting 2024, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, was a pivotal moment for climate action in South Asia, with over 40 delegates, including an inspiring number of youth leaders from across the region, gathering to address key issues like loss and damage, urban resilience, and climate finance.

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Meet Umesha Handapangoda: Inspiring Youth Climate Activist at the CANSA Annual Regional Meeting in Colombo

By Divyanshi Yadav
The CANSA Annual Regional Meeting 2024, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, was a pivotal moment for climate action in South Asia, with over 40 delegates, including an inspiring number of youth leaders from across the region, gathering to address key issues like loss and damage, urban resilience, and climate finance.

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Meet Achintya Ghosal: Inspiring Youth Climate Activist at the CANSA Annual Regional Meeting in Colombo

By Divyanshi Yadav
The CANSA Annual Regional Meeting 2024, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, was a pivotal moment for climate action in South Asia, with over 40 delegates, including an inspiring number of youth leaders from across the region, gathering to address key issues like loss and damage, urban resilience, and climate finance.

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Meet Prakash Lama: Inspiring Youth Climate Activist at the CANSA Annual Regional Meeting in Colombo

By Divyanshi Yadav
The CANSA Annual Regional Meeting 2024, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, was a pivotal moment for climate action in South Asia, with over 40 delegates, including an inspiring number of youth leaders from across the region, gathering to address key issues like loss and damage, urban resilience, and climate finance.

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CANSA Annual Regional Meeting 2024: Empowering Youth Voices in Climate Action

By Divyanshi Yadav
The CANSA Annual Regional Meeting, held this year 10-11 September 2024 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, was a defining moment for climate action in South Asia.

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Professor Saleemul Huq OBE (1952-2023)

It is with deep sadness that we share news of the passing of Professor Saleemul Huq, co-founder of Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA), a leading authority on climate justice,

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Climate Change and Gender Justice – COP28 talks empty rhetoric without means for Implementation

By Ruchi Chaudhary
My very first COP – COP28 – at Dubai, was a huge eye-opener. It was a great revelation on how high level negotiations at the international level are held, and how important it is for more women to be out there, speaking on behalf of those most vulnerable to the devastating impacts of climate change – women and children from poor and developing countries.

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