A training programme to equip churches to address the impact of climate change and global warming on health took place in Chad and the Philippines, two of the most impacted countries in Africa and Asia, from 28-30 April.
A training program to be held in N'Djamena, Chad, from 28-29 April, and in Manila, Philippines, from 29-30 April, as well as online, will help churches address impact of climate change on health.
The fourth reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2025 series of the WCC Ecumenical Water Network is jointly written by Dinesh Suna and Prof. Susan Smith. They reflect on the pressing issues surrounding water in the context of climate change, especially the disastrous recent wildfires in California. Ironically, in 2020 California had introduced the water in the “futures market” as a tradable commodity like oil and gold. They underscore, the importance of prioritizing water as a common good, and the ethical challenges surrounding water privatization.
Prof. Susan Lea Smith, from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon (US), is a member of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development. She reflected on how churches can—and should—become involved in climate-related litigation in pursuit of climate justice.
The first reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2025 series of the WCC Ecumenical Water Network is written by Hella Tangu, a student of climate change studies from Uganda. In this reflection, she draws our attention to the importance of the glaciers, which are often not considered as a source of freshwater. She then challenges us to be mindful of how we use water, to take care of this precious resource as stewards of God’s creation, and to protect the glaciers, the ultimate source of freshwater on earth.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) and King’s College London, with Our Children’s Trust and Generations Together, have released a new report, “Accelerating climate solutions through youth-focused litigation: Report and findings of roundtables held at King’s College London on 5 April 2024 and 6 December 2024.”
Rev. Prof. D. Neal D. Presa is executive presbyter of the Presbytery of San Jose, California, and also a member of the World Council of Churches central and executive committees. He reflected on how people are affected by the ongoing wildfires, how churches are helping, and how God’s love serves as a comfort during times of disaster.
As wildfires destroyed thousands of structures in the Los Angeles area of California (USA), killing 10 people, and causing nearly 200,000 residents to evacuate, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended condolences to affected communities.
Athena Peralta, director of the WCC Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development, answers frequently asked questions about the outcomes of Biodiversity COP16 and Climate COP29—and why churches have a crucial role now and in the future.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Executive Committee statement on the outcomes of Climate COP29 and Biodiversity COP16, adopted at the meeting in Cyprus on 21-26 November 2024.
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended sympathy to the region northeast of Athens, Greece, as hundreds of people have been told to evacuate while more than 600 firefighters try to save their homes and land.
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended sympathy to the region northeast of Athens, Greece, as hundreds of people have been told to evacuate while more than 600 firefighters try to save their homes and land.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, from 8-14 November, released a statement on COP28’s responsibility for climate justice.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee will meet 8-14 November in Abuja, Nigeria to approve plans and budget for 2024, and to further develop the Pilgrimage of Justice, Reconciliation, and Unity.
As the death toll continued to rise in the wake of wildfires in Maui, Hawaii (USA), the World Council of Churches (WCC) expressed grief and solidarity with the island’s churches and communities.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) expresses grief and solidarity in a letter to the churches and communities in Maui, Hawaii (USA), as the death toll continues to rise in the wake of wildfires in Hawaii.
In pastoral letters to His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew, His Beatitude Hieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, and the Evangelical Church of Greece, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay conveyed sincere sympathies as wildfires raged across the land.
“See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them and be their God; he will wipe every tear from their eyes.—Rev. 21:1-4
“See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them and be their God; he will wipe every tear from their eyes.—Rev. 21:1-4
“See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them and be their God; he will wipe every tear from their eyes.—Rev. 21:1-4
