Migration has been a historic, beneficial and important feature of all communities across South Asia. However, when migration is forced and migrants are asset-less, they are often seen as ‘encroachers’ or ‘outsiders’, then it’s a matter of humanitarian crisis. Of late, climate change is impacting the world’s poor adversely, destroying livelihoods and rendering them homeless. […]

Energy transition is at the doorstep, but this is also a chance to create opportunities for all in terms of livelihoods and equitable energy access. The event will make an attempt to define equity and justice in Energy Transition for communities at the forefront. Speakers Theme Primary – System Transformation | Secondary – Just Transition […]

Date & Time: Wednesday 3rd November 2021 & 18:30—19:45 GMTVenue: Skomer (Multimedia Studio 2) Background Note Climate Action Network South Asia and Misereor worked together to understand the impacts of climate change on urban poor in India. In a study followed by series of discussions with experts and practitioners, we closely examined how the cross […]

By Divyanshi Yadav
The webinar Climate Resilient Cities – Livelihood Security for self-employed unorganized sector workers, organised by CANSA on 16th September,is the third of four webinars touching upon….

National Coordinator CANSA Pakistan Kashif Salik is an agricultural economist with more than 20 years of experience in research and project management. He works with a diverse range of governmental and non-governmental stakeholders, including the National Assembly’s standing committee on climate change. At present, Mr Salik is also pursuing his PhD in human migration and […]

Senior Advisor Palash Das is an experienced leader in climate finance, inclusive growth, and sustainable development, with over two decades of work with the United Nations, international NGOs, and global advisory platforms. He has served as Director of BRAC’s Graduation Programme, Assistant Country Director at UNDP, and Country Director of Christian Aid Bangladesh, and in a […]

Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri is Executive Director, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Pakistan’s premier policy research think-tank. Till 2022, he served as a member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council/National Economic Advisory Council for three terms, and the National Advisory Council of the Planning Commission of Pakistan.  Currently, he serves as a member of […]

Dr Md. Golam Rabbani is Head of the Climate Bridge Fund Secretariat at BRAC (Building Resources Across Communities) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was a key team member involved in preparing Bangladesh’s National Adaptation Programme of Action (2005), the Second National Communication to the UNFCCC (2012), as well as the Adaptation Chapter for the Third National Communication […]

Mujtaba Bashari is Board Member of the Afghanistan Environmental Experts Association, and was GEF Program Manager at the World Conservation Society, Afghanistan program. He was also with the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) of Small Grant Programme (UNDP) and member of Global Youth Biodiversity Network. He is presently pursuing a PhD at the Department of Environmental […]

Sarath Ekanayake is Secretary, CABRE (Center for Applied Biodiversity Research and Education) – a partner organisation of CANSA. Concurrently, he serves as a consultant plant ecologist of IUCN – The World Conservation Union, Sri Lanka, and a member of the species expert committee of the Ministry of Environment, Sri Lanka. He has worked with the […]