Climate change and resettlement

The Pacific Conference of Churches sees it as its “prophetic responsibility to comprehensively address issues confronting the realities of resettlement as a consequence of climate change”.

Reaffirming the Pacific church leaders’ Moana Declaration in 2009, they called  upon church communities in the Pacific:

  • To be proactive in regards to the seriousness of climate change by seeking to implement adaptation and mitigation initiatives
  • To advocate against the injustices brought about by climate change and call on all political leaders and governments to take immediate action in consultation with all communities
  • To increase awareness of climate change and its severity within religious bodies and communities
  • To provide hope to those most affected by climate change by offering accompaniment, advice, and resource assistance where practical
  • To encourage ecological stewardship and responsible, locally appropriate sustainability practices
  • To reflect upon and challenge our embedded theologies in regards to climate change, the need for our shared accompaniment and responsibility towards creation

Source
Island Business

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displacementsolutions.org

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