Date: Monday, 10th November 2025 Time: 15:45-16:45 (GMT-3) Venue: SDG Pavilion, Blue Zone, Belem 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) This session highlighted how renewable energy serves as a […]
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
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 […]
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 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 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 […]
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 […]
Ajmal Shirzai, Ph.D., is the Country Director of Future Generations Afghanistan with 30+ years of experience in rural development, renewable energy, and NGO leadership across Afghanistan, Nepal, and Pakistan. He recently completed a Ph.D. at Erasmus University Rotterdam on the diffusion of solar energy in conflict-affected settings. Ajmal previously served as a Strategic Planning Advisor […]
Dr. Archana Shukla Mukherjee is the CEO and Executive Director of Change Alliance Pvt. Ltd. (CAPL), effective August 2025. With over 15 years of experience, she specializes in workplace diversity, gender equality, safe migration, and sustainable supply chains. Her work focuses on empowering women and marginalized communities across sectors such as garments, mining, tea, and […]
Biraj Gautam serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the People, Energy and Environment Development Association (PEEDA), a Kathmandu-based non-governmental organization. In this role, he leads initiatives that emphasize the localization of climate action while promoting sustainable solutions. His professional expertise is rooted in renewable energy technologies and technology services. A trained energy professional, […]
