[Dhaka/Kathmandu/Islamabad/New Delhi] December 03, 2014: Over 120 civil society organisations affiliated to Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA) called upon governments gathering in Lima, Peru for the UN climate talks this week to harness the growing momentum for climate action and use it to make progress on a comprehensive international climate agreement due at the […]

Kathmandu/New Delhi/Colombo/Dhaka/Islamabad: 26 November 2014: Over 120 civil society organisations, members of Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA) have called upon the heads of states gathering for the #SAARC summit in Kathmandu to act together and quickly to combat the worst impacts of climate change in the region by adopting low carbon development pathways and co-operating […]

[New Delhi] October 27, 2014 – The European Union’s announcement to cut greenhouse gases by at least 40% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels was described as unambitious and insufficient by Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA), a coalition of 120 civil society organisations. The pact, which was reached early Friday in Brussels, makes the […]

[Colombo, Sri Lanka] – October 14, 2014 – Climate change has become one of the key issues the world is facing today. Its adverse effects are felt strongly across regions, and addressing climate change is fast becoming one of the key priorities of many countries. In order to lead the way as a nation, and […]

[Colombo, Sri Lanka] – June 30, 2014 – Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA) in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Press Institute conducted the second Workshop on Climate Change and Development Journalism for local journalists yesterday, Monday June 30, 2014 at the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), Colombo 05. The agenda for the Workshop included climate change communication, […]

[South Asia] – June 04, 2014 – Round two of international climate change negotiations of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) starts today, Wednesday June 04, 2014 in Bonn Germany and is scheduled to go on till June 14, 2014. The sessions have three primary objectives to cover within the span of […]

[Colombo, Sri Lanka] – May 22, 2014 – A first of its kind, Local Government representatives met members of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) today to discuss #ClimateChange negotiations. Organised by the Climate Change Secretariat of the Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy in association with Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA), the Workshop on Climate […]

[Colombo, Sri Lanka] – May 21, 2014 – The Climate Change Secretariat of the Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy in association with Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA) will conduct a Workshop on Climate Change Negotiationson May 22-23, 2014 at Renuka Hotel, Colombo 03. This event is organised with the Climate Change Secretariat of […]

[South Asia] – April 15, 2014: Climate Action Network South Asia welcomes the launch of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest report in Berlin today which shows that avoiding catastrophic climate change is still possible, but only with rapid and sustained cuts to #CarbonPollution. The report points to the benefits of increasing the […]

[South Asia] – April 13, 2014: Climate Action Network South Asia welcomes the launch of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest report in Berlin today which shows that avoiding catastrophic climate change is still possible, but only with rapid and sustained cuts to #CarbonPollution. The report points to the benefits of increasing the […]