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SouthSouthNorth (SSN) is a non-profit organization operating from Cape Town, South Africa. [1] with two decades of expertise in the areas of social development and climate change. SSN works to reduce structural poverty in places such as Latin America, Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa by executing community-based adaptation and mitigation initiatives and strengthening Southern capacity. [2] SouthSouthNorth (SSN) fosters deep collaboration, partnerships, and policy and knowledge interventions to promote national and regional responses to climate change. SSN accomplishes this through facilitating communication, improving capacity, and mobilising resources to creatively address the opportunities and challenges posed by climate change. [3]
The organization engages in close collaboration with partners who hold similar views on sustainable development. [4]
Vision- A climate resilient world, where ethical and equitable resource management drives a sustainable future.
Mission- To mobilise capabilities and resources to enable equitable, climate-resilient development. [5]
Goal: To increase the South's ability for sustainable development and to discover answers for climate change.
By Thabani Nyaupembe
In late 1999, during the inter-sessional Subsidiary Body meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn, Germany, Hélène Connor (HELIO International), Emilio La Rovere (COPPE Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), Steve Thorne, and Stefan Raubenheimer met and formed SouthSouthNorth (SSN). [1]
1999 saw the start of group activities. Since 2001, organization's operations have been formally organized to coordinate project activities in Asia, Latin America, and Southern Africa. Developing the South's ability for sustainable development and addressing global climate change are the two main objectives. [6]
[[Category:Climate change in Africa]]
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SouthSouthNorth (SSN) is a non-profit organization operating from Cape Town, South Africa. [1] with two decades of expertise in the areas of social development and climate change. SSN works to reduce structural poverty in places such as Latin America, Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa by executing community-based adaptation and mitigation initiatives and strengthening Southern capacity. [2] SouthSouthNorth (SSN) fosters deep collaboration, partnerships, and policy and knowledge interventions to promote national and regional responses to climate change. SSN accomplishes this through facilitating communication, improving capacity, and mobilising resources to creatively address the opportunities and challenges posed by climate change. [3]
The organization engages in close collaboration with partners who hold similar views on sustainable development. [4]
Vision- A climate resilient world, where ethical and equitable resource management drives a sustainable future.
Mission- To mobilise capabilities and resources to enable equitable, climate-resilient development. [5]
Goal: To increase the South's ability for sustainable development and to discover answers for climate change.
By Thabani Nyaupembe
In late 1999, during the inter-sessional Subsidiary Body meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn, Germany, Hélène Connor (HELIO International), Emilio La Rovere (COPPE Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), Steve Thorne, and Stefan Raubenheimer met and formed SouthSouthNorth (SSN). [1]
1999 saw the start of group activities. Since 2001, organization's operations have been formally organized to coordinate project activities in Asia, Latin America, and Southern Africa. Developing the South's ability for sustainable development and addressing global climate change are the two main objectives. [6]
[[Category:Climate change in Africa]]