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At the recently concluded World Social Forum in Mexico City, a delegation from the World Council of Churches (WCC) reflected on ecological justice by addressing the nexus between water, food and climate change. 

Indebtedness and climate change are intersecting concerns that are upending the lives of many people in the global south. This nexus was explicitly addressed from faith-rooted and ethical perspectives at a side event held as part of the Civil Society Policy Forum of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual spring meetings.

During a 12 April webinar, authors of the biblical reflections in this year’s “Seven Weeks for Water” Lenten campaign came together with church leaders to reflect on the campaign and draw inspiration for the coming year. 

Applications are still open for the fifth edition of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Eco-School on Water, Food and Climate Justice. The new dates are 20-26 November 2022.  Convening in-person at the Stony Point Center in New York, the event is open to young people under 30 years of age from the North America region only. 

People across the world will have an opportunity to reflect on the World Council of Churches (WCC) Seven Weeks for Water Lenten series during a webinar on 12 April, 16:00 - 17:30 CEST.

Held in conjunction with the 66^th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, a World Council of Churches’ (WCC) webinar explored how women are navigating the water, food, and climate change nexus. Panellists and participants shared women-led and gender-just responses to the climate crisis as well as the role of churches and faith-based organisations.

Titled “Faith for Stockholm+50,” a panel convened on 4 March by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in partnership with the Centre for Earth Ethics and the Swedish Ministry of Environment brought together faith leaders to reflect on the achievements and challenges of attaining sustainable development.

Amid accelerating climate catastrophe, the International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD) forms a grand ambition for wider collaboration to overcome challenges to sustainable and inclusive development.

Applications are open for the fifth edition of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Eco-School on Water, Food and Climate Justice, to be held 24 April-1 May 2022 in the North America region. Convening in-person at the Stony Point Center in New York, the event is open to young people under 30 years of age from the North America region only.