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.

By Dr Abid Suleri
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

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. 

By Nakul Sharma
The World Economic Outlook projects global growth at 3.3 percent, butbut the IMF -projection of India’s expected GDP growth at 6.,5 percent allows it to maintain the status of fastest growing major economy in FY 25-26 as well. The economic growth figures might look attractive and mislead you in to believing that the Indian economy is fine, but the risks are almost certain. One such risk is the economic cost of “climate change.” The 2022-23 RBI report suggests that up to 4.5 percent of India’s GDP could be at risk by 2030 due to extreme heat.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.