Spotlight: Climate

In an era where climate change poses a significant threat to our health and the planet’s future, the work of Accountable Now is crucial in ensuring that organizations around the world are accountable, effective, and committed to creating a more sustainable world for generations to come

Healthy Planet Commitment

Our commitment to a healthy planet extends beyond mere acknowledgement of the importance of environmental protection — it calls for tangible action, responsibility, and accountability in the pursuit of a sustainable and harmonious relationship between humanity and the planet.

Accountable Now encourages and supports organizations to adopt best practices in terms of governance, transparency, and accountability to ensure that they are efficient, effective, and trustworthy partners in the fight against climate change.

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DID YOU KNOW:

"The impacts [of climate change] are already harming health through air pollution, disease, extreme weather events, forced displacement, food insecurity and pressures on mental health."

Source: WHO, 2021. 

Check out these Accountable Now resources that orbit around our Healthy Planet commitment:
Cheatsheet: "How To Maintain “Healthy Planet” As A Cross-Cutting Value In CSOs' Work" – with MIO-ECSDE

This cheat sheet is all about how CSOs can maintain a “Healthy Planet” as a cross-cutting value in their work – looking at how organisations, especially those whose focus may not be on environmental issues, can begin to embed climate-friendly actions at different levels. Read on for a range of simple to more complex solutions for you to consider starting , depending on your context and organisational will.

Webinar: "Take action, improve and change: How CSOs can become accountable to the environment" – with MIO-ECSDE

What does accountability towards the environment look like for a civil society organisation? How can a CSO begin its journey towards protecting the environment? Check out this webinar with MIO-ECSDE to learn about the basics of constructing an environmental policy or improve an existing environmental policy.

Accountability Pill Podcast: "Environmental Accountability in the COVID-19 Pandemic"

This podcast talks about how CSOs can actually protect the natural environment and enhance its ability to support life for future generations while fulfilling their objectives and missions, particularly considering the disruption the COVID-19 pandemic has caused in the civil society sector.

In this podcast, we are joined by three guests: Anastasia Roniotes (MIO-ECSDE), Fouzy Mathey (Yes 4 Humanity) and Kristina Naunova (CAN International Europe) who all share an insight into what it has been like for environmental CSOs to push forward the climate agenda during this time.

Report: "Accountability in Focus: Our Responsibility Towards the Environment"

In Part 2 of our 2020 edition of our report series, we explore how our Members are taking action to minimise their impact on the environment through: strategies, policies, mechanisms, and targets.
See good practices from our Members on how they are working towards improving their environmental sustainability.

Dialogue: "Engaging Stakeholders in Climate Advocacy Actions"

In our Earth Day 2022 Dialogue, Laura Aragon (Pan American Development Foundation), Maria Christina Kolo (Green’N’Kool), and Poorvi Mehrotra (Restless Development) explored how CSOs are utilizing responsive and localized approaches in climate advocacy.

Article: "Building Back Greener: Environmental Accountability in the Post-Pandemic Context" - in AIDMI

In Issue 205 of the All India Disaster Mitigation Institute, Mary Sprague (Accountable Now) wrote an article about how CSOs are meeting (or not) their commitment to the environment: “Environmental Accountability in the Civil Society Sector: Key Trends, Opportunities and Challenges”

What are our members doing? Read about our members’ Healthy Planet Good Practices 

Climate Finance

It is extremely important that countries, communities and people who are most likely affected by climate change are included in the decision-making processes and the climate financing mechanisms. It is important to ensure that climate financing mechanisms are inclusive, accessible and are both transparent and accountable.

Dialogue: "Dynamic Accountability and People Power in Climate Financing"

Accountable Now hosted a series of dialogues focused on unlocking the power of dynamic accountability to advance civil society and funder social impact and improve the ways we position ourselves to respond to some of the greatest challenges of our time. The Keynote Dialogue was focused on Accountability and People Power in Climate Financing.

Read the insight recap and watch the full dialogue!