The pre-launch of the Lenten campaign “Seven Weeks for Water” was held in Suva, Fiji, on 21 January, under the theme “A Pilgrimage of Water Justice in the Pacific Region.” In 2020, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace has a regional focus in the Pacific region.
The World Council of Churches (WCC), the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), ACT Alliance and the German Protestant development service Bread for the World are appealing to world leaders to take swift and coordinated action to limit global warming to 1.5°C degrees as a humanitarian and ethical obligation.
Os povos indígenas têm um papel importante a desempenhar na luta contra as mudanças climáticas, declararam líderes religiosos indígenas durante um painel da Conferência Inter-religiosa sobre Mudanças Climáticas, relizado no Centro de Igrejas para as Nações Unidas, em Nova Iorque.
Enquanto mais de 300 mil pessoas participavam, no dia 21 de setembro, da manifestação sobre mudanças climáticas pelas ruas de Nova Iorque, 30 líderes de nove religiões assinavam uma declaração que pede ações concretas para a diminuição de emissões de carbono.
Resettlement of people displaced by the consequences of climate change was highlighted as a major concern for churches at a gathering of ecumenical representatives from Asia and the Pacific region.