Solidarity with most affected by climate change
Greenhouse gases that we generate are causing global warming and climate change. This is having very severe effects on vulnerable people in many parts of the world, for example the Pacific region,
Image: Rising Tide
Solidarity with those most affected by climate change
While we will all be affected by climate change in some way in the future, some likely consequences identified in the recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC4) will have devastating impacts on the Pacific region,
People near us, people whom some of us know personally, have a very uncertain future. At the Pacific Churches’ Consultation in 2004 (convened by the World Council of Churches), the people of
§ Sea level is rising;
§ People’s homes are vulnerable to the increasingly high tides and storm surges;
§ Shores are eroding;
§ Coral reefs are becoming bleached;
§ Water supplies and soil fertility are being threatened by the intrusion of salt water;
§ Weather patterns are less predictable, posing risks to fisher folk and farmers.
We need to care for the whole earth community because it is valuable in its own right, and is created by God. We need to respond to the call of Pope Benedict XVI to care for earth because the most vulnerable are affected.
Friends of the Earth Australia (FoEA) is one group actively campaigning on environmental justice, with a focus on how people in the
FoEA is asking organisations to formally endorse this Guide as a way of strengthening its advocacy efforts in the political arena. The Brisbane
If you decide to do this, please advise the National Co-ordinator, Emma Brindal: emma.brindal@foe.org.au
Follow this link eco.justice@mercy.org.au to let the Institute Eco-Justice group know what is happening in your area, and whether you want further resourcing on this topic in the lead up to the election.
From: Specific Issues Committee, Eco-Justice (Sisters Margaret Abbott, Mary Dennett, Patricia Powell and Mary Tinney). The Committee warmly invites your response to the article or the issue.
Email: eco.justice@mercy.org.au
Contact: Carmel Heagerty RSM, Institute Justice Co-ordinator