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Interfaith collaboration drives WCC’s climate justice efforts at COP29

The World Council of Churches (WCC) collaborated with interfaith partners at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, to amplify faith communities’ moral and ethical advocacy for climate justice. This included participation in the Interfaith Talanoa Dialogue, support for the Interfaith Call to Action, moderating side events, and cohosting press conferences.

Les pertes climatiques non économiques mises en évidence par le COE lors de la COP29

Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) a coorganisé deux événements parallèles pour traiter des impacts non économiques des changements climatiques. Ces discussions ont porté sur les conséquences des changements climatiques pour les communautés vulnérables dans le monde, notamment les populations autochtones, en raison de leurs effets sur le patrimoine culturel, les pratiques spirituelles et la résilience communautaire.

ÖRK rückt bei COP29 nicht-monetäre klimabedingte Verluste ins Rampenlicht

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) hat im Rahmen der COP29 zusammen mit Partnern zwei Nebenveranstaltungen zu den nicht-monetären Folgen des Klimawandels organisiert. Die Diskussionen drehten sich um die Frage, inwiefern sich der Klimawandel auf vulnerable Gemeinwesen – insbesondere indigene Völker – in aller Welt auswirkt, weil er das kulturelle Erbe, spirituelle Praktiken und die Resilienz der Menschen gefährdet und belastet.

Non-economic climate losses spotlighted by WCC at COP29

The World Council of Churches (WCC) co-hosted two side events addressing the non-economic impacts of climate change. These discussions focused on how climate change affects vulnerable communities worldwide, particularly Indigenous peoples, by disrupting cultural heritage, spiritual practices, and community resilience.

Interfaith Dialogue on Climate urges action, compassion, and resilience ahead of COP29

Faith leaders and advocates worldwide came together on 6 November for a transformative Talanoa Dialogue, organized virtually by the Interfaith Liaison Committee to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, cochaired by the World Council of Churches (WCC). The dialogue provided a vital space for interfaith communities to explore shared goals in preparation for COP29, fostering unity around an urgent call for action on climate justice, compassion, and resilience.

A human rights and ethical perspective on Noneconomic Loss and Damage (NELD) in the context of climate change

01 July 2024

The World Council of Churches (WCC), as a member of the Geneva Interfaith Forum on Climate Change, Environment, and Human Rights, is co-organising a side event at the 56th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. Focusing on the intersection of human rights and noneconomic loss and damage in the context of climate change, the event will take place on 1 July from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm at Room XXV, Palais des Nations.

Room XXV, Palais des nations and Online

Side event will explore impact of climate change on human rights

The World Council of Churches (WCC), as a member of the Geneva Interfaith Forum on Climate Change, Environment, and Human Rights, is co-organising a side event at the 56th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. Focusing on the intersection of human rights and noneconomic loss and damage in the context of climate change, the event will take place on 1 July from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm at Room XXV, Palais des Nations.

Side event in Bonn highlights intersectional climate impacts

The World Council of Churches (WCC), in collaboration with the Brahma Kumaris, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran World Federation, and ACT Church of Sweden, co-organized a side event, ”Addressing the Intersectional Impacts of Climate Change; Bridging Gender Gaps in Climate: Faith Perspectives,” at the Climate Change Conference 2024 in Bonn. The event focused on gender justice and strategies to bridge gender gaps in climate change.

COP28 Side-events

30 November - 12 December 2023

Events with involvement of the World Council of Churches and ecumenical partners at the COP28 conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 30 November - 12 December.

COP28, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Impact of climate change: women and children bearing the brunt

From 2020 to 2021, more than 50 million people were displaced due to weather events and faced risks of trafficking and even death as well as discrimination based on race and gender. This finding emerged from the report of Ian Fry, special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, to the 53rd session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva from 19 June-14 July.

Le COE insiste sur l’urgence d’un Bilan mondial robuste pour lutter contre les effets des changements climatiques

Le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), en collaboration avec la Fédération luthérienne mondiale (FLM), Soka Gakkai International et Brahma Kumaris, a organisé une manifestation parallèle intitulée «Concrétiser l’action climatique: soutenir un Bilan mondial robuste axé sur les droits humains et éthique» le 5 juin à Bonn, en Allemagne. L’événement a rassemblé des expert-e-s et parties prenantes dans le but de mettre l’accent sur l’importance d’intégrer les droits humains, les considérations éthiques et la justice climatique dans le prochain processus du Bilan mondial.

ÖRK betont die Dringlichkeit einer robusten globalen Bestandsaufnahme, um Auswirkungen des Klimawandels entgegenzuwirken

Der Ökumenischer Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) versammelte sich am 5. Juni zusammen mit dem Lutheranischen Weltbund (LWB), Soka Gakkai International und Brahma Kumaris in Bonn, Deutschland zu einem Nebenevent mit dem Titel „Deliver climate action: Support a Robust Global Stocktake from a human rights and Ethical perspective“ (Effektiver Klimaschutz: Unterstützung einer robusten globalen Bestandsaufnahme aus menschenrechtlicher und ethischer Perspektive). Beim Event versammelten sich Expertinnen und Experten sowie Stakeholder und betonten, wie wichtig es sei, bei der nächsten globalen Bestandsaufnahme Menschenrechte, ethische Faktoren und Klimaschutz zu berücksichtigen.

WCC highlights urgent need for a robust Global Stocktake to address climate change impacts

The World Council of Churches (WCC), in collaboration with the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Soka Gakkai International, and Brahma Kumaris, convened a side event titled "Deliver climate action: Support a Robust Global Stocktake from a human rights and Ethical perspective," on 5 June in Bohn, Germany. The event brought together experts and stakeholders to emphasize the importance of integrating human rights, ethical considerations, and climate justice into the forthcoming Global Stocktake process.