Southern Voices on
Climate Change
Capacity Building Programme

March 2013

INFORSE continues to participate in the "Southern Voices" Programme to increase the capacity of NGOs to work on climate policies. The Program's Phase 2 (2012-2013) is the continuation of the Phase 1 (2011-2012).

INFORSE South Asia is involved with the coordinator, Raymond Myles, INSEDA, and INFORSE member organisations in the region.

INFORSE uses the programme to:

• Increase the networking among NGOs that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency for access to energy. This is important for the necessary introduction of sustainable and affordable access to energy for all. The networking shall help increasing the knowledge as well as the advocacy capacity of the NGOs to promote the sustainable energy solutions. If you want to be involved in the INFORSE contact list and/or network, please see here
• Collect and coordinate NGO positions on climate mitigation and how people and countries can participate while reducing poverty and improve their development.
• Organise regional meetings of INFORSE members
• Organise national activities in selected countries
• Collect cases with good practices in promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency for increased energy access, both cases on policy initiatives and cases on actual better access to energy. The cases will be used for inspiration of NGOs as well as for advocating better conditions for the increased use sustainable energy to increase access to energy

For contacts to the project, contact INFORSE Regional Coordinators and Focal Points, and INFORSE-South Asia.

The programme is made by a consortium of five Danish NGOs, Climate Action Network and IIED. It is coordinated by CARE Denmark and funded by the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA). INFORSE activities also include INFORSE-South Asia, INFORSE-Africa, INFORSE-Europe, and the Danish INFORSE member "Sustainable Energy".

NEWS: 21 May, 2012, Bonn Germany
New report by the Southern Voices programme, involving INFORSE, Climate Action Network, CLACC and other networks: Report Reveals Key Role for Civil Society in Policymaking in a Changing Climate
Press Release: pdf file (21 kB)

Download the Report from the Project's web site: ClimateCapacity.org.

Read about the overall programme at www.climatecapacity.org

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