The South Asia region is one of the fastest growing regions of the world in terms of energy consumption. With No South Asian economy (India, Bangladesh and Pakistan) being a major energy producing nation, Their current and forecasted dependence on international markets and domestic coal ( especially for power generation) to meet their energy requirements […]

The dominance of fossil-fuel needs to end to give way for renewable energy and other sustainable economic activities. It involves end of fossil fuel subsidies and phasing out coal while delivering access to energy in a socially just and equitable manner. In India, the change will have economic, social and employment impacts on communities dependent […]

Due to the strong COVID 19 emergency approach, developing countries treat climate measures secondary.  The project aims to strengthen the voice and contributions of CSOs in the project countries -Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Uganda. The project addresses the political anchoring and implementation of ambitious climate measures through improved Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in the context of COVID-19 […]

The plight of urban poor so far has gone unnoticed with most of the CSO’s and government programs typically designed to support the rural poor. The poor in urban areas are especially prone to climate risks, disease and injury as they typically live in dangerous sites with unsafe housing, unclean water, poor sanitation and drainage […]

The project supports capacity building at state and district level in India by climate proofing the district development plans of three focus states and by enhancing their readiness to access climate finance. Through research and advocacy the project aims to build momentum for local action and ambition while narrowing down the key sectors vulnerable to […]

The Project on ‘Promoting protection and solidarity for climate migrants and displaced communities in South Asia’ works towards identifying inadequate mitigation and insufficient adaptation support that has pushed the world to the era of loss and damage. It is causing large scale displacement in developing countries who have little capacity to cope with the impacts. […]

Local level planning is indispensable to address climate risks, vulnerabilities and resulting impacts. Better planning through mainstreaming of climate change guidelines is necessary to meet future challenges. District Climate Resilience Plan (DCRP) attempts to do the same by integrating climate resilience requirements and approaches into the district-level planning framework. The DCRP formulation is backed by […]

Project description The multiple barriers such as quality shortcomings in solar technology, lack of technical know-how and problems with network quality which hinder large scale investment in solar energy in India. Thus, there is a need for financial de-risking instruments to improve investor’s sentiment and maintain the momentum of India’s progress in solar energy. The […]

Project description CANSA supports regional and national activities of the Adaptation Fund NGO Network in South Asia and India by enabling and promoting multi-stakeholder processes. In this project, CANSA will facilitate constructive exchanges among civil society and decision makers to improve adaptation finance policies at national and regional 0level. The project involves organising activities to […]