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The World Council of Churches (WCC), with the India Peace Centre, has launched an Interfaith Coalition on Land, Water, and Food, the first such initiative in India. 

At the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP16), the World Council of Churches (WCC) underscored the importance of evidence-based advocacy in mobilizing faith communities for land and ecosystem restoration. 

Churches have a significant role and moral voice in society to shift public opinion on what banks are for and how banks should behave, stated a webinar on climate responsible banking as a means to fight desertification in the Mediterranean region, hosted by the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 9 December.

Together with churches from the Mediterranean region, an online consultation on 9 December will explore the opportunities to address desertification through responsible banking.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee released a statement addressing the intensifying environmental crisis and its humanitarian impacts.

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, in opening remarks at a press conference on the first day of the ACT Alliance, set an urgent tone with regard to climate justice, indicating “We are running out of time.”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) begins its journey at the triple COPs—starting with the biodiversity COP16 in Colombia—by promoting a holistic approach to environmental stewardship. Rooted in faith and guided by creation care, the WCC calls for integrated policies that address the interconnected challenges of biodiversity loss, climate change, and land degradation while amplifying the voices of Indigenous peoples and vulnerable communities.

Um herauszustellen, wie unsere Entscheidungen rund um Finanzen dazu beitragen können, die Wüstenausbreitung zu bekämpfen und eine nachhaltige Zukunft für unsere Kinder zu gestalten, hat der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) ein Video mit dem Titel „Von Verzweiflung zur Hoffnung“ veröffentlicht. Es steht auf Englisch, Deutsch, Französisch, Spanisch und Arabisch zur Verfügung.