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CCCS

COMSATS Centre for Climate and Sustainability

Advancing Science-Led Climate Action, Sustainability, and South-South Cooperation for the Global South

Science-led climate action, sustainability, and South-South cooperation across the Global South.

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Platforms, networks and resources for science-led climate action across the Global South.

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Centres of Excellence

Engaging with a global network of partners

Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan

FACE — Food Security and Agriculture Center of Excellence

ECOSF — Economic Cooperation Organization Science Foundation

UNOSSC — UN Office for South-South Cooperation

IOFS — Islamic Organization for Food Security

China-Pakistan Joint Research Center on Earth Sciences

CRCC — Climate Resourcing Coordination Center

About CCCS

A Global South Platform for Science-Led Climate Action

The COMSATS Centre for Climate and Sustainability is a specialized platform dedicated to advancing climate resilience, sustainability, and science-led cooperation across the Global South — established in 2019 to address multifaceted climate challenges through science, diplomacy and institutional collaboration.

Science, technology & policy collaboration platform
Evidence-based climate governance
Capacity-building & technology exchange
Climate finance readiness support

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CCCS member institutions across six geographies

Our Network

25 Centres of Excellence Across 22 Countries

CCCS connects a network of Centres of Excellence across the Global South, enabling coordinated research, policy dialogue, knowledge exchange, and technology-driven climate solutions — each functioning as a national focal point linking regional and global agendas to local climate realities.

Regional thematic clusters
Technical Advisory Members
Signed MoUs & joint workplans
South-South technical cooperation

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Programmatic Framework

Thematic priorities

Twelve interconnected programme areas guide CCCS technical cooperation, research and policy support across the Global South.

4.1

Sustainable Transport

Electric mobility and low-emission transport pathways for the Global South.

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4.2

Climate-Smart Agriculture

Resilient, emissions-neutral food systems that safeguard food security.

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4.3

Digital Infrastructure

AI and data-driven tools powering climate adaptation and early warning.

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4.4

Water Security

Integrated water resource management for resilient, water-secure communities.

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4.5

Blue Economy

Sustainable, ocean-based livelihoods and marine biodiversity protection.

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4.6

Renewable Energy & Green Technologies

Solar, wind and green hydrogen pathways to a just energy transition.

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CCCS at UNFCCC

Global South climate diplomacy on the world stage

CCCS supports COMSATS’ UNFCCC engagement through policy inputs, COP side events, technical consultations, and Global South climate diplomacy.

Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt2022CCCS supported COMSATS' engagement at COP27 with a strong focus on climate finance dialogues and capacity-building for bankable project development.View highlights

Dubai, United Arab Emirates2023At COP28, COMSATS' Executive Director delivered a High-Level Segment statement, positioning CCCS at the centre of Global South climate justice diplomacy.View highlights

Baku, Azerbaijan2024COP29 marked CCCS's largest COP footprint to date, convening 13 side events and mobilising more than 40 resource persons across a broad thematic agenda.View highlights

Belém, Brazil2025At COP30 in the Amazon, CCCS convened seven policy-oriented sideline events and engaged across a wide network of national and regional pavilions.View highlights

Antalya, Türkiye2026CCCS is preparing its COP31 engagement agenda in Antalya — side events, Global South diplomacy, and Member State coordination ahead of the next Conference of the Parties.View highlights

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Knowledge Hub

A Centralized Digital Repository for Climate Knowledge

A centralized repository of climate policies, reports, publications, toolkits, international standards, and training resources — searchable by theme, country, institution, year and document type.

Policy documents & frameworks
International standards (Paris Agreement, SDGs & more)
Science & technology resources
Featured & latest uploads

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Funding & R&D

Turning Climate Ideas into Bankable Projects

A dedicated platform for identifying funding opportunities, developing bankable climate projects, supporting concept notes, and promoting collaborative research across the CoE network.