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기후변화에 관한 대응을 촉구하는 대규모 거리행진이 지난 9월 21일 뉴욕에서 열린 가운데 9개 종교를 대표하는 30명의 종교 지도자들이 탄소배출 억제를 위한 구체적인 행동을 촉구하는 선언문에 서명했다.

Mientras cientos de miles de personas inundaron las calles de la ciudad de Nueva York el 21 de septiembre en una marcha por la acción sobre el cambio climático, 30 líderes religiosos que representan nueve religiones firmaron sus nombres a una declaración llamando a acciones concretas para reducir las emisiones de carbono.

“If we are to respond to the ecological crisis in a responsible and substantial way, we must move beyond mere talk to practical action,” said Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople in an official message to the Interfaith Summit on Climate Change to be held this week in New York City.

Invoking prayers for creation, eco-justice and peace with the earth, Time for Creation, a Christian global event, is observed worldwide by many member churches of the WCC. This year, the Council has invited a focus on the theme “pilgrimage of justice and peace” – a call issued by the WCC 10th Assembly in Busan, Republic of Korea in 2013.

To raise awareness of the impact of climate change, representatives of churches, ecumenical organizations and the United Nations stood together in the sea in Apia, Samoa, in prayerful solidarity with those vulnerable to rising sea-levels and extreme weather events.

Amidst the reality of tensions often fueled by religions, a group of Christian, Muslim and Jewish youth has formed a multi-faith community. As part of an interfaith summer course sponsored by the WCC, this community wants to work for the protection of creation – a concern they say is common to all faith traditions.

En un contexto de tensiones muchas veces relacionadas con los distintos grupos religiosos, un grupo de jóvenes cristianos, musulmanes y judíos ha creado una comunidad interreligiosa. En el marco del curso de verano "Construyendo una comunidad interreligiosa" organizado por el CMI, este grupo tiene el propósito de trabajar para el cuidado de la Creación, una preocupación que comparten todas las tradiciones religiosas.

The recent air strikes by Israel on the Gaza Strip have crippled the water distribution system. Dinesh Suna, coordinator of the Ecumenical Water Network of the WCC, shares that an already challenging water situation in Gaza has recently worsened because of the violence, threatening the fundamental human right to water and sanitation.

Plans are advancing for the Interfaith Summit on Climate Change, to be held in New York from 21 to 22 September. A new website featuring interfaith perspectives on climate change, highlighting the upcoming summit, has recently gone online.

Los planes están avanzando para la Cumbre Interreligiosa sobre el Cambio Climático, que se celebrará en Nueva York, EE.UU., el 21 y 22 de septiembre. Un nuevo sitio web que ofrece perspectivas interreligiosas sobre el cambio climático, destacando la próxima cumbre, fue lanzado recientemente.

The WCC has decided fossil fuel investment is a “no-go” zone on its list of investments, reflecting both its commitment to reversing climate change and ethical investments.

Inspired by the theme “pilgrimage of justice and peace”, the Central Committee of the WCC, a chief governing body of the Council, has set directions for the work of the Council from 2014 to 2017.

Anders Wejryd, one of the presidents of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and Archbishop Emeritus of the Church of Sweden, has been committed to climate issues since the start of the 1970s and the worldwide oil crisis of that time. To attain a vision of life in God’s kingdom – a healed creation and humanity in a harmony of justice, freedom and peace – Wejryd believes the issue of climate change must be taken seriously. He says that it is about safeguarding the creation, but that it is also an issue of justice and peace.

While Bishop Sofie Petersen can talk convincingly about the science behind climate change, she'd rather talk about what's happening to the people in her home region of Greenland.

WCC announced it will hold an Interfaith Summit on Climate Change in September in New York City.

El Comité Central del CMI anunció que se sostendrá una “Consulta Interreligiosa en Cambio Climático”entre los días 21 y 22 de septiembre, en la ciudad de New York.

In a session on 4 July in Geneva, Switzerland, the WCC Central Committee focused on one of the world’s most threatening challenges – climate change.

While churches around the world live in very different contexts and may be separated by different doctrinal teachings, they do have one concern in common: will planet earth still be a fit place for their children to live?

Climate change is increasing inequality and impacting territorial integrity and security as well as provoking the forced displacement of people seriously affecting human rights of people.

More than 400 representatives of German ecumenical groups attending an assembly in Mainz, Germany have affirmed their commitment to move forward in a “pilgrimage of justice and peace” – a call from the WCC 10th Assembly.