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ÖRK veröffentlicht Dokument zu rechtlichen Instrumenten für Klimagerechtigkeit

Das kürzlich auf Englisch veröffentlichte Dokument „Hope for Children Through Climate Justice: Legal Tools to Hold Financiers Accountable“ (Hoffnung für Kinder durch Klimagerechtigkeit: rechtliche Instrumente, um Finanzakteure zur Rechenschaft zu ziehen) macht Kirchen und Gemeinschaften auf wichtige rechtliche Werkzeuge aufmerksam, um Finanzakteure für ihre Rolle bei der Verursachung der Klimakrise zur Verantwortung zu ziehen.

WCC publishes resource on legal tools for climate justice

The newly published resource "Hope for Children Through Climate Justice: Legal Tools to Hold Financiers Accountable" provides churches and communities essential legal tools designed to hold financial actors accountable for their role in perpetuating the climate crisis.

Seven Weeks for Water 2025, week 4: Is the “Water Futures Market” the Future of Water?

The fourth reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2025 series of the WCC Ecumenical Water Network is jointly written by  Dinesh Suna and Prof. Susan  Smith. They reflect on the pressing issues surrounding water in the context of climate change,  especially the disastrous  recent wildfires in California. Ironically, in 2020 California had  introduced the water in the “futures market” as a tradable commodity like oil and gold.  They underscore, the importance of prioritizing water as a common good, and the ethical challenges surrounding water privatization.

Hope for Children Through Climate Justice

Legal Tools to Hold Financiers Accountable

The urgency of the climate catastrophe demands strong and effective responses. With fossil fuels driving over 75% of global CO2 emissions, we need to hold accountable those who still finance their expansion, harming us and future generations. 

This publication helps to empower people of faith and partners in WCC’s global constituency with the knowledge for legal action. It provides a menu of strategies particularly aimed at financial institutions, one of the most powerful levers to accelerate climate solutions. It is a call to answer the pleas of the scientific community and young people to tackle the root causes of harm to creation and protect future generation’s right to life.

Toward COP30: Global webinar series to craft interfaith call to action

As the global community prepares for critical climate negotiations at COP30, faith groups worldwide are mobilising their moral voice through a series of strategic webinars organised by the Interfaith Liaison Committee to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The World Council of Churches (WCC), serving as co-chair of the Interfaith Liaison Committee, will lead this interfaith initiative to develop a unified Talanoa Call to Action that bridges spiritual values with climate justice imperatives.

“¿Qué dejaremos a quienes vienen después de nosotros?” – Reunión ecuménica previa a la COP30 inicia en Brasil

Un grupo de más 50 líderes eclesiásticos, representantes de diversas tradiciones de fe, organizaciones ecuménicas, comunidades indígenas y expertos en clima se han reunido en la capital de Brasil del 18 al 20 de marzo para coordinar esfuerzos con el fin de lograr un compromiso significativo en el camino hacia la COP30, la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático de 2025. Su preocupación central: garantizar que las voces locales sean escuchadas.

“What will we leave to those coming after us?” – Ecumenical pre-COP30 meeting kicks off in Brazil

A diverse group of nearly 50 church leaders, representatives of various faith traditions, ecumenical organizations, Indigenous communities, and climate experts are gathered in Brazil's capital from 18-20 March to coordinate efforts for meaningful engagement in the lead-up to COP30, the 2025 United Nations Climate Conference. Their central concern: ensuring that local voices are heard.

6th Meeting of the Ecumenical Panel on a New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA)

25 - 27 March 2025

The Ecumenical Panel on NIFEA will convene for its 6th meeting to address the growing global economic inequality, climate catastrophe, and explore alternative economic systems in this Jubilee year. This collaborative effort between the World Council of Churches, World Communion of Reformed Churches, Lutheran World Federation, World Methodist Council, and Council for World Mission brings together experts in economics, finance, sociology, and theology to chart a path toward a more just and sustainable economic architecture.

Geneva, Switzerland

Des responsables d’Église se rassemblent pour appeler à une économie juste pour toutes et tous

Tandis que les inégalités économiques atteignent des niveaux alarmants, des responsables religieux, des économistes et des défenseuses et défenseurs de la justice vont se réunir pour la 6e réunion du Groupe œcuménique sur une nouvelle architecture financière et économique internationale (NAFEI) du 25 au 27 mars à Genève. Organisée par le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) en collaboration avec la Communion mondiale d’Églises réformées, la Fédération luthérienne mondiale, le Conseil méthodiste mondial et le Conseil pour la mission mondiale, cette réunion portera sur les réformes économiques urgentes pour un avenir plus juste et plus durable.

Los líderes mundiales de las iglesias se reunirán para promover una economía justa para todos

En un contexto en el que la desigualdad económica alcanza niveles alarmantes, líderes religiosos, economistas y promotores de la justicia se darán cita en la Sexta Reunión del Panel Ecuménico sobre una Nueva Arquitectura Financiera y Económica Internacional (NIFEA) del 25 al 27 de marzo en Ginebra. La reunión, organizada por el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) en colaboración con la Comunión Mundial de Iglesias Reformadas, la Federación Luterana Mundial, el Consejo Metodista Mundial y el Consejo para la Misión Mundial, se centrará en las reformas económicas urgentes para un futuro más justo y sostenible.

WCC calls for action on climate finance, debt cancellation, and tax justice at UN Human Rights Council

As climate change continues to devastate vulnerable communities worldwide, the World Council of Churches (WCC) called on the UN Human Rights Council to address the "climate-debt-tax-human rights nexus as a moral imperative." The statement, delivered by Rev. Peter Adenekan during the 58th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, highlighted how debt obligations are preventing governments in developing countries from meeting basic human rights and responding effectively to the climate emergency.

Seven Weeks for Water 2025, week 3: "Symbiotic Guardianship: The Bond Between Humans and the Achachilas"

The third reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2025 series of the WCC Ecumenical Water Network is written by Jocabed Reina Solano Miselis, a daughter of the Gunadule nation in Panama. Being an Indigenous activist, she juxtaposes the indigenous spirituality and their integral connection with the nature, the “Achachilas” with the unsatiable desire of humans to exploit the nature for its resources, driven by capitalism. She introduces us to the indigenous belief system which is based on the reciprocity of mother earth and human beings, caring for each other. 

Siete Semanas por el Agua 2025, semana 3: "Guardián Simbiótico: El Vínculo Entre los Humanos y los Achachilas "

La tercera reflexión de la serie Siete Semanas por el Agua 2025 de la Red Ecuménica del Agua del CMI está escrita por Jocabed Reina Solano Miselis, hija de la nación gunadule de Panamá. Como activista indígena, contrasta la espiritualidad indígena y su conexión integral con la naturaleza, los achachilas , con el deseo insaciable de los seres humanos de explotar la naturaleza para obtener sus recursos, impulsado por el capitalismo. Nos introduce al sistema de creencias indígena, basado en la reciprocidad entre la madre tierra y los seres humanos, en el cuidado mutuo.