Five climate networks and rights-based organisations in Dhaka urged the Prime Minister to take strong position in the UN Climate Summit for the climate induced migrants’ rights and other justified issues. A human chain was organised in front of the national press club to demand that rich countries must pay their debts to poor countries by […]

#CDKN Asia conducted a well orchestrated series of events as part of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report’s (#IPCCAR5) Outreach events in Asia. The first in the series of events was held in Delhi on 06 August, 2014. The event was a high-profile packed event with new Ministers speaking for the first time since the election […]

By Stephanie Andrei
At the international level, loss and damage has gained unprecedented attention largely due to inadequate mitigation ambitions and a lack of resources to fund adaptation in developing countries.

By Senashia Ekanayake
Upon the dawn of the new millennium, one of the most looked forward to propositions was the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

LEAD #Pakistan launched a research study on Mainstreaming Community Based Climate Change Adaptation in Pakistan. As part of its research series on vulnerability and resilience, which, as the name suggests, comprises prime studies that examine the vulnerability to a host of climate induced hazards; and also suggests measures to build resilience against them. Each individual […]

As a part of the regular climate discussion, Clean Energy Nepal (CEN) organised a special interaction programme on Environment and Climate Change on the National Budget on July 21, 2014 in Kathmandu, #Nepal. Various representatives from civil society, development agencies and media participated at this event. Mr Raju P Chettri from CEN who facilitated the […]

The Sri Lankan National Steering Committee (NSC) of CANSA unanimously appointed Navam Niles of SLYCAN and Sarath Ekanayake of CABRE as the new Co-Chairs of the NSC at its third meeting for the year at the Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA), on July 01, 2014. The participants included members of the NSC: Bandula Chandrasena (Energy […]

By Mohon Kumar Mondal
The South West coastal region of Bangladesh is most vulnerable to both sudden and slow onset impacts of climate change. It is one of the main hotspot in country even in the world, in terms of climate vulnerability.

By Senashia Ekanayake
As impacts of climate change are felt around the world, the urgency to take action too has simultaneously increased. In order to acknowledge the need of vulnerable communities, and to take concrete actions on the ground, developing countries need finance.

By Vositha Wijenayake
At 4 feet 11 inches (1.50 meters) above sea level, and the flattest and lowest lying country on Earth, the Republic of Maldives is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.