By Navam Niles and Senashia Ekanayake
The high level ministerial dialogue was mandated through decision 1/CP.19, which calls upon Parties to intensify their high level engagement on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action through an in session high level ministerial dialogue.

By Navam Niles
The second day of the Bonn climate change negotiations outlined on pre-2020 ambition, Intended Nationally Determined Commitments and the 2015-agreement. Country statements from the first day can be found

By Navam Niles
The Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) is a subsidiary body that was established by decision 1/CP.17 in December 2011. The mandate of the ADP is to develop a protocol,

A National Consultation on the involvement of Christians in the issue of caring for the environment and climate change was organised by Evangelical Fellowship Of India Commission On Relief #EFICOR in association with World Vision India and Emmanuel Hospital Association from February 10-13, 2014. The Consultation took place in the outskirts of Chennai. The main […]

By Carlos Méndez, John Kudrenecky and Tania Guillén
Sunday, April 27, officially opened the 8th instalment of the International Community Based Adaptation (CBA8), which is organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED ) and promoted by a group of more than 15 international organisations among which includes Southern Voices,

By Vositha Wijenayake 
As the June UNFCCC intersessions and the September Ban Ki-moon Summit (BKM Summit) approach, the Chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group spoke to CANSA on his expectations from the BKM Summit, Bonn Ministerial and the 2015 Agreement.

By Vositha Wijeynayake 
The UNFCCC intersession held in Bonn, of the Ad hoc Working Group on Durban Platform (ADP) came to a close the evening of 14 March 2014. A few things that were highlighted during the final plenary could be summed up as the start of Formal talks on UN Climate change deal to be in June and Parties

By Vositha Wijeynayake 
The first session of the last day of the ADP negotiations commenced with the consultation on Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The Parties in this session attempted to define what constitutes NDCs, and how progress in relation to NDCs need to be addressed.

By Vositha Wijeynayake 
As the ADP 2.4 heads for closing, CANSA interviewed Dr. Jayanthunga, the chief negotiator for Sri Lanka on what issues he thinks attention need to be focussed.

By Vositha Wijeynayake
Yeb Sano’s name became known to many across the globe when in COP19 in Warsaw, when he declared that he would continue fasting till Parties of the UNFCCC are committed to a loss and damage mechanism. Following the devastation that ravaged the Philippines due to Typhoon Haiyan he raised his voice to draw attention to the plight faced by his country and the plight of many more vulnerable communities.