Organization and Networks
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Organisations listed in the table below are searchable by:
✦ 5 regions: Africa and the Middle East; Asia and Pacific; Latin America and the Caribbean; Global and Global North Allies
✦ 160+ individual countries
✦ Organisation titles
✦ 40+ organisation types and governance1
✦ 270+ key CJ-JT themes and injustices
There is no standard definition of climate justice and just transition. We have instead developed a list of 28 searchable keywords, themes and injustices commonly used2 by the organisations themselves.
1 We have included the following most common organisation types: Non Governmental Organisation (NGO); Civil Society Organisation (CSO); Non-profit Organisation (NPO); Social Movement Organisation (SMO); Community Group; as well as a further 25+, where applicable we have also indicated when organisations are led by people of colour, people with disabilities, women, youth or indigenous groups.
2 There are currently 270+ searchable keywords included. For a full list of searchable tags please see below.
| Organization name | Organization link | Organization type | Located in | Current focus | Description | Compendium source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 350 Ghana Reducing our Carbon | https://350groc.org/ | Non-profit Organization (NPO) | Ghana | Renewables Energy Youth empowerment Community mobilisation Networking | 350 Ghana Reducing Our Carbon (G-ROC) is a formal network of youth groups, formed with the aim of mobilizing and empowering young people in partnership with key stakeholders to actively champion the need to reduce Ghana’s carbon emissions and promote Renewable Energy systems, as a key effort in combating climate change. | - |
| 350 Indonesia | https://350.org/indonesia/ | International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO) | Indonesia | Climate justice | The national branch of 350.org in Indonesia. | - |
| 350 Organization | http://350.org/ | Non-profit Organization (NPO) | Brooklyn, New York, USA | Community empowerment Climate justice Just Transition Renewables Energy | 350 Org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis to ensure a fast and just transition to 100% renewable energy for all, no new fossil fuel projects anywhere and not a penny more for dirty energy. | - |
| 350 Pacific | https://350.org/pacific/ | Network Youth Led | Fiji | Climate Justice Education Youth Climate change | 350 Pacific is a youth-led grassroots network working with communities to fight climate change from the Pacific Islands and diaspora. 350 Pacific is the Pacific arm of 350.org that supports frontline communities affected by the climate crisis throughout the Pacific region and Diaspora communities in Australia, New Zealand, and the US. (website) | A member organisation of the Climate Action Network Regional Node Pacific Islands CAN (PICAN) |
| 350 Vanuatu | https://www.facebook.com/vanuatu350 | NGO Indigenous Led Youth Led | Vanuatu | Climate Advocacy Disaster Risk Management Humanitarian response Disaster Risk Reduction | 350 Vanuatu is an indigenous, youth-led organisation who have been leading the climate movement in Vanuatu. As Tropical Cyclone Pam approached, they began mobilising their volunteer base to help communities get prepared and in the aftermath 350 Vanuatu has been helping lead the relief and recovery efforts. They’ve done this with minimal money, but massive amounts of passion, care and amazing grassroots leadership. (website) | A member organisation of the Climate Action Network Regional Node Pacific Islands CAN (PICAN) |
| 350.org | https://350.org/ | NGO | Massachusetts | Just Transition Fossil Fuels Movement building Renewables Community leadership | 350 is an international movement of people working to end the age of fossil fuels and replace it with a system underpinned by community-led renewable energy. This means bringing people together and building diverse coalitions in order to create transformational change. (website) | Multiple sources: 350.org allies Signatories of the Peoples’ Summit: Climate Rights and Human Survival Participating organizations of the Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice |
| A Girl At A Time (Freetown, Sierra Leone) | http://agirlatatime.org/ | Community Group | Sierra Leone | Girl empowerment Child protection Women's rights Girl's rights | A Girl At A Time SL advocates for the rights of women and girls by creating an enabling environment for women and girls to thrive. | - |
| Abibimman Foundation | https://abibimanfoundation.org/ | NGO | Ghana | Biodiversity Ecosystems Sustainable development Land use Water Agriculture Mining Climate change Livelihood improvement Peacebuilding | Abibiman foundation is a not-for-profit non-governmental organisation dedicated to identifying, promoting and empowering grassroots to foster growth and sustainable development in Ghana and Africa. | A member organisation of the Climate Action Network Regional Node CAN West and Central Africa (CANWA) |
| Acades (Lilongwe, Malawi) | https://acadesmw.com/ | Social Movement Organization (SMO) | Malawi | Agricultural Markets Skill building Employment | Acades invests in thousands of small-scale farmers increasing their income earnings and creating employment opportunities for people in extremely rural areas. | - |
| Acción Ecológica de Chile | http://accion-ecologica.cl/#quienes_somos | NGO | Chile | Climate justice Social justice Environmental litigation | We are a citizen organization created in 1999 to fight for the preservation of the Earth. Our way of acting is through direct action and social mobilization, influencing decision-makers and environmental litigation. (website) | A member organisation of the Climate Action Network Regional Node CAN Latin America (CANLA) |
| Acción Juvenil Mundial | https://www.instagram.com/ajmun_tarija | Non-profit Organization (NPO) | Bolivia | Policy Training Socioeconomic justice Youth empowerment Communication Climate Justice | It seeks to generate political and public advocacy, and train leaders who are necessary agents of change. | - |
| Accountability Lab | https://accountabilitylab.org/about-us/country-office-pakistan/ | Pakistan | The Accountability Lab Pakistan was founded in late 2015 as an effort to work with young people to develop new ideas for accountability, transparency, justice, and open government. Our vision is a world in which citizens are active, leaders are responsible and institutions are accountable. It is a world in which resources are used wisely, decisions benefit everyone fairly, and people lead secure lives. Our mission is, therefore, to make governance work for people through supporting active citizens, responsible leaders and accountable institutions. | - | ||
| Accíon Ecológica | https://www.accionecologica.org/quienes-somos/ | NGO | Ecuador | Indigenous rights Farmers' rights Land use Environmental rights Climate justice Social justice Ecofeminism Gender equality | Acción Eccológica has been working with indigenous and peasant organizations since 1986 in defence of their collective rights and in support of local organizations that face socio-environmental conflicts. These organizations, anchored in the land and territories, demanded respect for their rights and more democratic policies. This is how proposals such as food and energy sovereignty were born, and thinking of a post-oil Ecuador. Acción Ecológica also addresses issues such as resistance to mining hand in hand with ecofeminism. (webiste) | A member of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature |
| ACICAFOC | https://www.acicafoc.org/ | Non-profit | Costa Rica | Indigenous rights Natural resource management Community empowerment Capacity building Agrobiodiversity Biodiversity | We are a non-profit organization that works to open political spaces in recognition of indigenous and peasant communities and the search for resources for the development of local organizations. At ACICAFOC we facilitate processes that allow access, use and responsible management of natural resources and thus contribute to the socio-productive development of indigenous peoples and local communities. | - |
| Action Aid USA | https://www.actionaidusa.org/ | INGO | Washington DC | Climate justice Disaster Risk Management Emergency response Land use Environmental rights Food Food sovereignty Agriculture Women's rights Gender equality Poverty Gender-based violence Community empowerment | ActionAid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. We know this can only be done by shifting power – towards communities and away from elites – and aid as traditionally practiced does not accomplish this. That’s why we take action in partnership with people on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. Together, we tackle the symptoms of unequal power – poverty, hunger, gender-based violence, climate change, conflict, and disaster – and challenge the ideologies, legal systems, and social norms that lie underneath. (website) | CJRF Grantees List |
| Action for Environmental Sustainaability | http://www.afesmw.org | Indigenous Led, Non-governmental organisation (NGO) | Malawi | Agroecology Awareness raising Food sovereignty Gender equality Natural Resource Management Disaster response and preparation Environmental Justice Livelihood Improvement Territorial Management | Action for Environmental Sustainability is a national NGO working with the mission to address environmental degradation and poverty in communities of Malawi. Our activities are implemented in the thematic areas of; Natural Resources Management and Biodiversity conservation, Climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience, agriculture, nutrition and food security. | - |
| Action for Environmental Sustainability (AfES) | https://afesmw.org/ | NGO | Malawi | Natural resource management Biodiversity Conservation Climate Change Mitigation Agriculture Nutrition Food security Water Sanitation Hygiene Energy Water Livelihood improvement Disaster Risk Reduction Community empowerment | Action for Environmental Sustainability (AfES) was established in February 2007 and is registered by The NGO Board of Malawi, The Council for Non-Governmental Organizations in Malawi (CONGOMA) and the government of Malawi as a non-governmental organization under the trustee's Incorporation act. AfES works to address poverty and environmental degradation. | A member organisation of the Climate Action Network Regional Node Southern African Region CAN (SARCAN) |
| Action for Food Protection (AFPRO) | https://afpro.org/ | Community Based Organisation | India | Gender equality Equity Sustainable development Natural Resource Management Capacity Building Knowledge sharing Water Sanitation Hygiene Watersheds Livelihood improvement Agriculture | Action for Food Production (AFPRO) is an “Organization of National Importance” duly notified by the Government of India; committed to transforming the lives of poor and marginalized communities in rural India since 1966. We provide socio-technical services in the areas of Water, Sanitation, Watershed Management, Climate Resilient Sustainable Agriculture, Livelihood Diversification, and Climate Change for effective management of natural resources. (website) | A member organisation of the Climate Action Network Regional Node CAN South Asia (CANSA) |
| Action for Fundamental Change and Development AFFCAD (Kampala, Uganda) | http://affcad.org/ | Non-profit Organization (NPO) Youth Led | Uganda | Education Economic justice Community empowerment Health Skill building Advocacy Youth empowerment Women empowerment Child empowerment | AFFCAD is a youth-founded and youth-led organization working to transform the lives of other youth, women and children from low-income communities by empowering them with vocational skills, quality education, access to better health care and services and advocacy. | - |
| Action for Integrated Sustainable Development Association AISDA | https://aisda.org/ | NGO | Ethiopia | Health Nutrition Sexual health and reproductive rights HIV Education Agriculture Livestock Crop production Resilience building Livelihood improvement Water Sanitation Hygiene Humanitarian response Research Dissemination of information | AISDA is an international award-winning local NGO with deep roots in Afar regional state with its headquarters in Addis Ababa. The organization has an excellent working relationship and reputation with donors, local government partners and different stakeholders. (website) (FB page) | A member organisation of the Climate Action Network Regional Node CAN Eastern Africa (CANEA) |
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