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Posts Categorized: Communities
December 6, 2023
Loss and damage in the Horn of Africa- A COP28 Reflection
By Vincent Ondieki, originally appearing here. The World Meteorological Organization reports that increasing temperatures and sea levels, changing precipitation patterns, and more extreme weather are threatening human health and safety, food and water security, and socio-economic development in the Horn of Africa. They further note that climate variability and climate change are major obstacles to… Read more »
December 1, 2023
COP28 Unveiled: Uniting, Acting, and Delivering in Dubai
by Christina Cosby, Domestic Policy Representative in the Presbyterian Church (USA) Office of Public Witness The mantra “Unite. Act. Deliver.” grounds UN Parties and Observers alike as COP28 kicks off in the heart of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dubai’s Expo City. Today marked the beginning of our COP28 experience. in line to retrieve our… Read more »
November 20, 2023
Partner Spotlight: Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT)
November 18, 2022
Saving the Wild Coast: Turning the Tide on An Oil Leviathan
It’s so easy to center ourselves and our own needs, in ways that cause us miss how God and the universe are working together to make divine connections. As I traveled to COP27 earlier this week, I felt a bit disgruntled to learn that the airline had switched my seat and I’d be spending my… Read more »
November 9, 2022
COP27 Begins With Hope for Concrete Outcomes
by Sue Rheem, Coordinator, Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations COP27 is the largest UN Climate Summit yet. According to the New York Times, over 44,000 people have registered. The world has descended on this resort town in the desert, to hopefully do more than just talk about climate change, but by the time it ends… Read more »
November 24, 2021
UNICEF Report: The climate crisis is a child rights crisis
In 1989, virtually every country in the world agreed children have rights to a clean environment to live in, clean air to breathe, water to drink and food to eat. Children also have rights to learn, relax and play. But with their lack of action on climate change, world leaders are failing this promise. The… Read more »
November 4, 2021
Peacemaker Lifts Up Importance of COP26
September 14, 2020
Climate Change and Wildfires
July 28, 2020