Upcoming Events and Key Moments of 2019

April 08 – 12 April : NAP Expo 09-11 April :  9th Meeting of WIM Executive Committee May 13-17 May : Global Platform on DRR June 15-16 June : G20 Energy Ministerial 17-28 June : SB50 28-29 June: G20 Summit September 02-06 September : Regional Climate Week Asia 24-25 September : UN SDG Summit November […]


Role of sustainable consumption and production and circular economy in climate action and NDC

Date: Thursday, 13th November 2025 Time: 11:00 – 111:30 (GMT-3) Venue: Press Conference Room 2, Area D, Belem Organisers: CANSA & Switch Asia


Driving Climate Resilience and Adaptation with Renewables: Solutions for People and Nature

Date: Wednesday, 12th November 2025 Time: 16:45 – 18:15 (GMT-3) Venue: Side Event Room 5, Blue Zone, Belém Organisers: REN21, Climate Action Network International (CAN International), Renewables Grids Initiative, IUCN


Enabling Adaptation: Leveraging Renewable Energy as a cross-sector driver for Resilience-building and Development

Date: Monday, 10th November 2025 Time: 15:45-16:45 (GMT-3) Venue: SDG Pavilion, Blue Zone, Belem Organisers:Organisers: Climate Action Network International (CAN International), Global Climate & Health Alliance (GCHA), Action Contre La Faim (Action Against Hunger) , Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA) , Climate Action Network Africa (CAN Africa) 


Global Deadlock or Decisive Action? Facing the NDC Challenge Together

Date: Tuesday, 11th November 2025 Time: 15:00-16:30 (GMT-3) Venue: COP30 Side Event Room 1 Organisers: CAN Europe, CAN Latin America, CAN South Asia, Germanwatch & Climate Analytics


SOUTH ASIAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE 2025

Towards a Just, Resilient and Sustainable Future: Building South Asian Positions on Loss and Damage, Adaptation, Climate Finance, and Urban Climate Resilience 15th – 16th October 2025 | Colombo, Sri Lanka Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA) organised a regional meeting on 15–16 October 2025 in Colombo, bringing together member organisations from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri […]


The Climate-Material Nexus: Justice in Transition through Circular Economy for Climate Co-Benefits

By Dr. Sanjay Vashist
As we stand amidst the urgent realities of climate change, it’s increasingly clear that our existing pathways are insufficient. The latest reports remind us that we remain far from meeting the Paris Agreement’s critical goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. The UN Secretary-General recently issued a stark warning: “Overshooting is now inevitable.”


RABEYA BEGUM (Co-Chair)

Rabeya Begum is the Executive Director of SDS- (Shariatpur Development Society) (www.sdsbd.org), a national organization with a strong grassroots presence in the disaster and climate risk-exposed areas of the lower Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) river basin. For years, she has been playing a pivotal role in raising localized vulnerability and adaptation needs to the national and international […]


DR. SHAFQAT MUNIR AHMAD (Co-Chair)

Dr. Shafqat Munir Ahmad is Deputy Executive Director (Policy) and Head of the Sustainability and Resilience Programme at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Pakistan. With regional experience at ActionAid, Oxfam GB, and UNDP in Bangkok, he specializes in climate policy, disaster risk reduction, resilience, and sustainable development. His work bridges research, policy, and practice on […]


RAMESH BABU (Treasurer)

Ramesh Babu is the current Executive Director of EFICOR. Under his leadership as the Director of Programmes, EFICOR has been awarded three times over the last 6 years by Project Management India (PMI) for efficient and dedicated work for marginalized communities. He has been part of Board of Directors of various organizations and network bodies. […]


SHAKEB NABI (Secretary)

Shakeb Nabi is the Country Director of Welthungerhilfe Nepal, with over two decades of experience in inclusive, sustainable, and resilient agri-food systems. He specializes in strategic program management, change leadership, and systems thinking. Shakeb holds advanced degrees in International Development Management (UK) and Humanitarian Action (Uppsala University, Sweden). He has worked across South Asia, focusing on how […]


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