Category Archives: Climate change
Durban climate conference: Caravan of Hope
Hundreds of people from all over Africa are joining a “Caravan of Hope”, which is covering more than 4,000 miles and 10 countries en route to the UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa. The coach convoy set off from … Continue reading
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Oceania feeling the brunt of climate change
by Martin de Jong, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Against a backdrop of severe drought across the central Pacific, Caritas Oceania representatives from eight different nations gathered in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand earlier this month for their annual forum. About 25 … Continue reading
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Road to Rio
Caritas Internationalis Delegate Joseph Cornelius Donnelly reports from Bonn. How do we share responsibilities, hold one another mutually accountable to protect, preserve and share the precious gifts of the Earth? This is the key question for 2000 participants from around … Continue reading
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Ideas for Lent by Catholic Coalition on Climate Change in USA
Available in French and Spanish by Dan Misleh, Executive Director of Catholic Coalition on Climate Change In an article appearing in U.S. Catholic magazine this coming month (April 2011—and posted in December 2010 online), I suggested that those of us … Continue reading
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La fin de ce monde pour 2012
« D’après les Mayas, le monde a été créé il y a 41 943 040 + 21 zéros ans et un changement radical se produira à l’échelle mondiale en 2012 », explique notre guide , lui-même un descendant des Mayas, … Continue reading
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Cancun climate conference: UN process key winner
By Cliona Sharkey, Trócaire On my way to Mexico two weeks ago I was reflecting on the differences between the prospects for the Cancun meeting and the level of expectation in the run up to the Copenhagen summit last year. Sitting … Continue reading
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Cancun climate summit: A sign of hope for creation
By Martina Liebsch, Caritas Internationalis Director of Policy, at the climate conference in Cancun, We need to thoroughly assess the outcome of the summit in detail, but there seems to be a sign of hope. In all the statements to … Continue reading
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Cancun climate conference: Response to the Cancun Agreements
CAFOD (Caritas England and Wales) response to the Cancun Agreements CAFOD’s head of policy Gwen Barry said: “Cancun has shown people whose lives depend on these negotiations that the world is serious about preventing devastating climate change. The gains made … Continue reading
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Cancun climate summit: A Plea for Immediate Action
Caritas Mexico President Bishop Gustavo Rodriguez Vega presented the following to the UNFCCC meeting in Cancun on behalf of the World Council of Churches. English |Spanish A Plea for Immediate Action “No more delays: Life on Earth is in peril” Statement from … Continue reading
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Cancun: Es necesario un cambio en el paradigma económico
Martin Lago El Cambio Climático supone uno de los mayores retos que va a asumir la humanidad en el siglo XXI, pues tiene impactos en la producción de alimentos y materias primas, salud, migraciones, acceso al agua, nivel del mar, … Continue reading
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