About CANSA
CHALLENGES
Human activities
for the last hundred years or so have focused on economic
growth, prosperity and achievement of “comfortable”
lifestyles. Patterns of production and consumption in nations
and societies that has prospered have drawn on technology
fueled by energy sources that emit green house gases,
resulting in global warming and climate change at accelerated
and unpredictable degrees than what the natural evolutionary
changes may have resulted. Nations and leaders all over the
world recognize the scientific evidence supporting the
observed phenomena and agree on the likely changes that may
unfold in the years ahead. As a part of responding to the
challenge – that is reducing emission of these greenhouse
gases to a level that will not result in dangerous climate
change – Governments, Multilateral Institutions, Scientists,
Civil Society, NGOs, Businesses and others are taking measures
at global, regional, national and grass-roots levels. Better
understanding of the science of climate change, its
variability and likely impacts, mitigating greenhouse gas
emissions by introducing or replacing with sustainable energy
and climate friendly technologies and practices, and
encouraging all stakeholders to assume responsibilities and
take necessary actions are among the key issues explored,
discussed and supported. The civil society has been
consciously engaged in its effort to represent and enable
citizens concerns to be reflected and acted on. The Climate
Action Network (CAN) takes on with this common concern for the
people and ecosystems all over the world.
The Climate
Action Network (CAN) International is a global network of over
360 Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in 85 countries
working to promote government and individual action to limit
human-induced climate change to ecologically sustainable
levels.
South Asian NGOs
and scientists concerned of Global Climate Change issues and
engaged in the INC and UNCED processes responded to the
emerging challenge and threat of climate change by
establishing CAN South Asia CANSA, in 1991.
Over the years,
CANSA has contributed toward meaningful and effective
participation of all stakeholder groups, particularly in
raising the profile of the people most vulnerable and likely
to be affected by climate change adverse impacts. CANSA
commits to strengthen its efforts and solidarity with people
and ecosystems challenged or under threat from such events
through raising public awareness, enhancement of capacity to
adapt, effective coordination, accountable societies,
businesses and governments to ensure mainstreaming of climate
change concerns into policies, institutions and processes that
particularly relates to the poor.
VISION
The Vision of
CANSA is a world striving actively towards the protection of
the global climate in a manner that promotes equity and social
justice between peoples, sustainable development of all
communities, and protection of the global environment. CANSA
works to make this vision a reality.
MISSION
CANSA’s Mission
is to support and empower civil society organizations to
influence the design and development of an effective global
strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ensure its
implementation at international, national and local levels in
the promotion of equity and sustainable development.
OBJECTIVES
- Prevent
dangerous climate change through awareness and capacity
building of all governments and citizens worldwide;
- Protect the
global climate from dangerous human interference
- Promote the
protection of the global climate from dangerous human
interference; and facilitate the radical transformation in
the way we use resources, the land and energy;
- Prioritize
sustainable development that meets the needs of the present
generation without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs;
- Inspire
government, business, community, and individual action to
this effect;
- Develop an
objective understanding of climate change and its causes,
and share this information with all people, especially all
members;
- Organize,
support, inspire and co-ordinate its members to take
effective action on climate change, as one global voice, in
regions, nations and communities
STRATEGIES
- Actively
participate in the international climate change negotiations
and all other relevant fora.
- Raising
awareness and pushing issues onto the global agenda to
influence the climate change decision-making process.
- Placing new
climate change, equity and sustainable development issues on
the global agenda.
- Contributing
to the establishment of global, regional, national and local
climate change agendas through mobilizing a genuinely
inclusive civil society process at all levels.
- Promoting a
nuclear free future.
- Ensuring the
gains at the global level are translated into concrete
benefits at the national and local level, and implemented
effectively and work to benefit of poor people and
countries.
- Facilitating a
process for developing campaigns and negotiating strategies
at the global level.
- Holding global
institutions and the private sector accountable for their
actions and ensuring they respond to social and
environmental concerns.
- Developing and
disseminating knowledge that is crucial to addressing the
trans-national challenges of climate change.
- Addressing the
participatory gap through the creation of inclusive
processes.
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