The Ecumenical Water Network The Ecumenical Water Network
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an initiative of Christian churches, organizations, and movements who have joined hands
- to protect and realize people’s access to water around the world
- making a common Christian witness be heard in the debate on water issues
- promoting community-based initiatives and solutions to overcome the water crisis
- protecting water as a gift of God and advocating for water as a human right at the local, regional, and international level
28. August 08
Marking "Creation Day," Ecumenical Patriarch stresses need for environmental ethic
The spiritual and moral dimensions of climate change are best shown by how it affects the poorest and most vulnerable, says the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in a message marking 1 September as a day of prayer for God's creation.
12. August 08
Water for all: young Christians study defence of this precious resource
"Water has no colour, no race, no nationality, it is the same all over the world," according to Rania Flavie Tourma, an Orthodox Christian from Syria. So to her, it was perfectly natural that people from around the world gathered near Geneva, Switzerland at the Ecumenical Water Network (EWN) Summer School on Water to unite in defence of this natural resource.
21. July 08
Vatican says that access to water should be a universal right
Ekklesia, 18 Jul 2008
Pope Benedict XVI has backed a universal 'right to water' in a message communicated from the Vatican to an international conference on the issue of Water and Sustainable Development, taking place in Zaragoza, Spain.