By Nakul Sharma
As the climate crisis worsens, the world watches closely for new leadership, especially from the Global South, where impacts are often most severe and voices have historically been underrepresented. The 2025 BRICS Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro, reached a pivotal moment.

Youth for COP – Edition 2 is LIVE! This youth-led initiative invites passionate individuals aged 18–30 from across India and South Asia to join a powerful movement focused on climate action, policy dialogue, and leadership development. Whether you’re a student, activist, artist, or simply someone who believes in a just and sustainable future, Youth for […]

Bonn, Germany, 26 June 2025 – After two tense weeks of negotiations, one breakthrough emerged in the SB 62 climate talks: civil society’s Just Transition priorities were officially tabled in the UN climate process, thanks to relentless pressure from social movements, workers, and frontline communities. This vital step opens the door in the fight for transitions that put people first – ensuring climate action centres justice, dignity, and decent work, rather than enabling corporate greenwashing or elite control.

The Media Conference Your browser does not support the video tag. Click here to view the recording of the Press Conference Panelists Dr. Rene Van Berkel (Senior Circular Economy, Switch Asia) Sanjay Vashist (Director, CANSA) Moderator Shailendra Yashwant Senior Advisor, Communications and Advocacy CANSA

Reporting Non-Economic Loss and Damage: CANSA-CIR-NIMJN Media Fellows share their experiences Where: Online  Register to Join: Click here to register When: 19 June 2025; 2:00 PM CEST (Germany) |5:30 PM IST | 5:45 PM NPT (Nepal)  Purpose: The webinar features media fellows who will showcase their experiences while researching stories on impacts of Loss and Damage (L&D) caused by climate change, particularly Non-Economic Loss […]

Date: 19 June 2025 Venue: Side Event Room Bonn, UNFCCC SB62 Venue, World Conference Centre, Bonn Time: 16:30 to 18:00 Co-organizers SWITCH-Asia, Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA), EU SWITCH-Asia Programme, Centre for Participatory Research and Development (CPRD), Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) Introduction The year 2025 marks a defining moment in the global climate […]

The annual SBs serve as a midpoint between two COPs, and are crucial to set the tone (expectations) for the year. The meetings will build on outcomes from COP29 in Baku, drive forward progress on key issues, and prepare decisions for adoption at the upcoming COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belém, Brazil, in November. […]

Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025 Time: 1:00 PM onwards Venue: Town Hall, Kolkata On the occasion of World Environment Day 2025, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), in collaboration with Environment Governed Integrated Organisation (EnGIO) and Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA), will host the release of the Kolkata Climate Action Plan (KCAP) for stakeholder consultation. […]

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. 

Meet the NIMJN-CANSA climate reporting Fellows Meet Bhagirathi and Ghanshyam- the recipients of the NIMJN-CANSA Climate Reporting Fellowship to report on non-economic loss and damage issues due to climate change in Nepal. They have been selected on the basis of their story pitch, ideas, time commitment, and climate reporting experiences among a pool of qualified […]