Climate Action Champions Network 2nd In-person convening

Climate-based challenges in South Asia cuts across borders and require a joint approach.

The Climate Action Champions Network took a step forward in the inclusion of young advocates, by giving a central role to their voices, ideas and creativity to respond to the multi-faceted risks posed by climate change. Through multiple dynamic formats, including panel discussions, simulation exercise workshops and other activities, the two and half days convening aimed to find recommendations, solutions and ideas in an effort to mitigate climate change as well as building climate resilience within systems and communities in the region.

For the second convening, the cohort members were divided into six groups: Developed countries with high emissions, Developing countries, Least developed countries, Small island nation states, Private entities and Multilateral organizations where the participants discussed FOUR pillars based on the 2030 scenario: Making climate cool, Power and promise of resilience, Loss and damage, and Innovate to mitigate. 

The CACN aimed to harness the potential of the youth in the region by bringing together 100 individuals from the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, to discuss and deliberate about creating a climate action vision for South Asia and the Indo-Pacific.

The objective of the program is to inspire young South Asian advocates to champion an ambitious climate action agenda in their respective countries and in the wider Indo-Pacific region using an in-depth thematic understanding of climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in partnership with Gen-Lab, Institute for Strategic and Socio-Economic Research, Sri Lanka Development Journalist Forum and supported by the United States Department of State is organising the second convening of the Climate Action Champions Network (CACN) on February 12th to 14th, 2023, in New Delhi.