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As people across the world celebrated Earth Day, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Water Network joined in prayers for the earth, water and land, and God’s gift of creation.

In dialogue with the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, representatives of the global Christian community shared lived experiences from countries grappling with heavy debt burdens as well as concrete proposals to tackle the current debt crisis at a 29 March side-event titled, “The impact of debt on poor countries and proposals for fair and green recovery financing.” The side-event was organised by the World Council of Churches together with CAFOD, ChristianAid, Jubilee USA and other faith-based organisations at the Civil Society Policy Forum.

The World Social Forum 2021 is taking place virtually from 23-31 January, taking into account the interlinked global crises of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic hardship and climate emergency. Faith groups are continuing to accompany this process by organising discussions on theologies of liberation.

A webinar on 5 December will focus on how the COVID-19 pandemic has enhanced challenges related to the environment, agriculture and access to water.

During an online gathering, religious leaders called for greater awareness around toilets and the plight of 4.2 billion people living without access to safely managed sanitation.

The World Water Forum, which takes place once every three years and gathers up to 100,000 participants, has been postponed to March 2022. The “alternate” World Water Forum, held alongside and attended by many global faith-based organizations, has been postponed as well.