Date: March 15, 2023
Date: March 17, 2023
Zoom Link: http://tiny.cc/CA-090323
Date: 9th March 2023
Time: 03.00 PM to 04.00 PM IST
09.30 AM to 10.30 AM GMT
Vasudha Foundation in collaboration with Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and the Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA) as well as with the blessings and guidance of Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, C20 Chair are pleased to invite you to a Hybrid Workshop on “The Role of Technology Cooperation and Finance for Addressing Net Zero Emissions Management”, scheduled on Wednesday, 8th February, 2023 at the Theatre, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (IST), 4:30 AM to 11:30 AM (GMT).
CAN South Asia is leading on Climate Resilience and Social justice and the other two priority areas are Environmental Sustainability led by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and Net Zero Emission Management led by Vasudha Foundation.
Please join today’s Inaugural Meeting and Networking Event which will be Virtual Online through the link https://amrita.link/src
Organised by: Press Club of Kolkata, Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA), Environment Governed Integrated Organization (ENGIO), & Vasudha Foundation.
January 20, 2023. 10.30 a.m onwards
Contact: kolkataengio@gmail.com (participation only through invitation)
Eco-Village Development is a concept that combines a number of local solutions that assist villagers in South Asia with solutions for better access to energy and other development aspects in ways that contribute to climate actions and a development towards a low-carbon society. To increase climate action, these local solutions should be the centre-stage of climate policies and international climate cooperation.
Registration Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvcOipqDIrE9LJwAFGykbm1I2j7qNquDih
A group of Bangladeshi CSOs, led by COAST Foundation organized a media sharing event on the outcomes of recently held 27th Conference of the Parties (COP 27) of the UNFCCC. The group raised their concerns on the poor outcomes especially on raising mitigation ambitions under the NDCs, annually mobilizing 100 billion financial commitments from 2020 t0 2025, leveraging private sector investment and capital market in financing adaptation and migration actions, and so on.
Prior to the conclusion of negotiations, COP27 was hailed as “a make-or-break moment” and an opportunity to move from ambitious targets to policy implementation. Several key outcomes have highlighted some progress towards climate action. However, even successes that seemed difficult to imagine only a few years ago still fall short of where we need to be to guarantee a 1.5°C pathway.
When: 05th December 2022, Monday, 09:00 AM – 02:00 PM (IST)
Where: New Delhi
The workshop focussed on developing common understanding of CSOs and youth groups on the impact of climate change in South Asia and then building on how our existing programmes on climate change are integrating gender and child rights.
When: 28-29 November 2022 (Monday, Tuesday) in Kathmandu, Nepal
Background: Recognizing that adaptation is a globally relevant issue, the Global Goal on Adaptation needs to encompass adequate finance and fair share of mitigation action from the developed world. The side event brings together a panel of experts to unpack and clarify the asks for COP27 – defining and operationalising it for the people.
CANSA along with member partners CEN, Nepal and SDS, Bangladesh will be hosting a UNFCCC side event another side event at COP 27 on “Climate Resilience Ensuring equity and justice for poor in Urban development” on November 14th from 15:00-16:30 ( Egyptian Local Time ) at Room Amon/ Side Event Room no 3.
A dissemination event of the District Climate Resilience Plan of Khandwa district was organised on 17th October 2022 at Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. The event was part of the ongoing work on the District Climate Resilience Plan preparation project in partnership with The Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief (EFICOR) and UNICEF, India. The Khandwa district officials and community representatives participated in the event. Mrs Nilima Singh Program Coordinator, National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM), Khandwa and Dr Sourab Gupta, Agriculture and weather specialist, Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Khandwa addressed the meeting.
When: 17 October 2022
Where: Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh
Background: The Webinar is in the framework of an NGO Cooperation Project on Eco-Village Development in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Partners are: INSEDA (India), CRT/N (Nepal), Grameen Shakti (Bangladesh), IDEA (Sri Lanka, DIB (Denmark) in cooperation of networks of CANSA and INFORSE/ INFORSE-SouthAsia. The Projects and activities are supported by Civil Society in Development (CISU), Denmark.
When: Oct 17, 2022 02:00 PM India
Objective of webinar: To understand and hear from Sustainable Development Policy Institute ( SDPI), Pakistan about:
The future of human civilization is dependent on limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees and making communities and society’s climate resilient. The Asia-Pacific region is of particular importance in this context due to its population and its economic growth dynamics, but also due to its high exposure to climate risks and the especially large number of vulnerable people. The climate crisis puts at risk the communities we work with. They are exposed to climate risks that threaten lives and livelihoods and that go beyond the protection capacity of traditional coping strategies.
Doctors for Clean Air Conclave 2022 is being organised in partnership with National Centre for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and has participation from The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Indian Medical Association, The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India, Indian Academy of Paediatrics, Association of Surgeons of India, Indian Chest Society, Indian Radiological and Imaging Association, Indian Academy of Neurology.
A public launch of the Online Database Library of local climate solutions for eco-village development, with 40+ solutions from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. There is a virtual tour of the database which is searchable by category or sub-category, country, publications, language.
The purpose of the side event was to Bring the negotiators and civil society together to reflect on the Glasgow Dialogue and looking forward to what comes next in delivering finance to address L&D. The Glasgow Dialogue (GD) was, from the beginning, a diversionary tactic with no substantive outcomes. But what is broken can be mended. Whilst the outcome is not looking as though it will be strong enough to build trust in this session however it has led to promising progress. We see developed countries are open to conversation and understanding but still need help with the clarity of certain aspects of the finance needs. We do question where this need for clarity arises from though. Considering the limitations of the GD, and the urgency of action needed, it is our (negotiators, CSOs alike) collective responsibility to mend this broken process and make it relevant to science and urgency.
This year’s Bonn annual UN Climate Change Conference government delegates, observers and various experts gather to begin taking stock of where the world stands when it comes to implementing the Paris Climate Change Agreement. The conference is designed to lay the groundwork for success at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
In a 1.2-degree warmer world, it is no surprise that weather patterns are becoming unpredictable and climate events showing new extreme. The world is witnessing just what is being predicted by climate science and explained in subsequent IPCC reports. South Asia has just seen its worst ever summer season where northern parts of both India and Pakistan braved 45 degree and above temperatures, Nepal saw a dry and hot summer with rainfall deficit to highest degrees and Bangladesh witnessed urban flooding without any alarm bells. In this backdrop, Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA) organized a civil society consultation to understand the urgency of action by the governments, civil society and communities and explore ways to work together and mitigate the current crisis while getting prepared for future catastrophes that are bound to strike in the region again and again.
The discussion comprised speakers from the partner CSOs, leading health professionals from India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan, and Hon. Parliamentarians from the four countries of the region. The event organised by Climate Action Network (CANSA), Doctors for Clean Air and Climate Action (DFCA), Health Care Without Harm (HCWH), Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty (FFNPTT) & Climate Trends , is part of ongoing efforts to inform lawmakers and government representatives on ways to address the climate change and health crisis that is fuelled by air pollution caused by burning of fossil fuels.
The Eco Village Development (EVD) is seen as an alternate pathway towards sustainable development of villages as a unit, and has been established through the demonstration villages set up in diverse socioeconomic, geographic and climatic conditions across Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and India. EVD is a basket of local solutions on renewable energy, accompanied with community mobilization, involvement of women and children and appropriate training and capacity building bringing lasting changes in communities. EVD promotes climate action by reducing GHG emission and building adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities.The EVD approach has been useful to communities where the local solutions were implemented resulting in augmented capacity of communities and improved livelihood.
CAN South Asia works together with partner organizations in the South Asian region, CAN International and CAN regional groups, to ensure the best possible outcomes at the UN Climate Change negotiations when governments meet as the Conference of Parties (COP) under the UNFCCC. Hosted by the UK government together with the Italian government, COP26 is scheduled from 30 October to 12 November 2021 in Glasgow, UK.
The main cause of the climate emergency is fossil fuels. Coal, oil and gas are responsible for almost 80% of all carbon dioxide emissions since the industrial revolution. The world is beginning to recognize that unprecedented levels of international cooperation will be required to prevent the proliferation of fossil fuels, phase out existing stockpiles and infrastructure, and fast-track a just and peaceful transition to safer and cleaner alternatives.
Just as fifty years ago, the world needed a treaty to defuse the threats posed by weapons of mass destruction, the world today needs a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Studies of health impacts of coal and power plants from Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand have revealed that a vast range of impacts on the physical and mental health of populations residing in the vicinity of such projects. While coal is used for various purposes, electricity generation and steel production are the two biggest consumers of domestic coal in India.
