Climate Action Network Latin America

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Climate Action Network Latin America (CAN-LA or CANLA) is a Latin American climate justice organisation. Founded in 2009 and based in Buenos Aires, it is the regional network of the Climate Action Network and considered a "node" helping to collaborate in the Latin American and Caribbean region. It links over 30 non-governmental organisations, which are engaged in climate justice issues and active against climate change (as of 25 April 2020). [1]

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Structure

The regional network is composed of more than 30 organizations from different countries in Latin America. [1] Currently, it is coordinated by Alejandro Aleman from the Nicaraguan organisation Centro Humboldt (as of 25 April 2020). [2] Within CAN International, there is a regional officer. At the moment Karla Maass hold this position (as of 25 April 2020). [3]

Member organisations of CAN-LA are located in: [4]

Activities

The regional node tries to foster networks between different organisations working in Central and Latin America. The organisation's reasoning behind it is that through collaboration, the organisations can more easily further the cause of climate justice. [2]

One of the most important functions of the organisation is Latin American representation at UN climate conferences. Delegates of CAN-LA attend the climate negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). They are present at the conferences of the parties (COP) and the intersessionals in Bonn. Since COP20 in 2014, they have press conferences to inform the public about their views. [6] During COPs, they organise side events where they can set their own agenda and invite panelists. They also inform the public and publish reports, analyses and comments, for example in the Chilean newspaper "El dínamo". [7] Before COP23, the network organised a webinar called "Camino a la COP23: Una visión desde América Latina y el Caribe". [8]

After COP25, they wrote a report about their view on the negotiations and reflecting on the outcome. [9] That the climate conference in 2019 was moved from Chile to Spain was considered a missed opportunity for Latin America, not only because many representatives could not be present, but also because a bigger cohesion within the region was not reached. [10]

They reacted to the postponement of COP26 due to the COVID-19 pandemic with a common declaration highlighting that the health crisis is connected to the bigger ecological crisis and the most vulnerable communities are affected the most by both crises. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 "CAN Regional and National Networks | CAN International". climatenetwork.org. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  2. 1 2 "Mit einer Stimme sprechen". www.brot-fuer-die-welt.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  3. ↑ "Karla Maass - Regional Campaigns Communications Officer, Latin America | CAN International". www.climatenetwork.org. Archived from the original on 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  4. ↑ "CAN Member Organizations | CAN International". climatenetwork.org. Retrieved 2020-04-25.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Ciudadanía Sustentable A.C. | CAN International". climatenetwork.org. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  6. ↑ "Primera conferencia de prensa CANLA en la COP20 – Cambio Climático Chile – TERRAM". www.cambioclimaticochile.cl. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  7. ↑ ""Cambio Climático 2014: Impactos, Adaptación y Vulnerabilidad" – Cambio Climático Chile – TERRAM". www.cambioclimaticochile.cl. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  8. ↑ "Camino a la COP 23: Una visión desde América Latina y el Caribe | CAN International". climatenetwork.org. Archived from the original on 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  9. ↑ Climate Action Networt Latinoamérica (2019). Reflexiones COP25: Una mirada desde CANLA (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  10. ↑ "Comunicado red CAN-Latinoamérica tras la finalización de la COP25". Cambio Climático Chile - TERRAM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  11. ↑ "Declaración Y reacciones CanLa ante la postergación de la COP 26 (1).pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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