Hosted by The Episcopal Church, National Religious Partnership for the Environment, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Center for Earth Ethics, Oxfam America, Baha’is of the U.S., Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services, NC Interfaith Power & Light, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and ecoAmerica.
Envisioning a sustainable and just economy for a resilient world, people of faith and frontline communities heed the call and take concrete steps to repair inequities and wealth divides locally, nationally, and globally. A framework that operates with hope connecting climate, economic and racial justice is essential to reimagining resilient, inclusive communities void of poverty and leaving no one behind. The faith community not only helps impacted communities but is comprised of impacted communities. We believe that all people should lead lives of dignity wherever they are. Recognizing the urgent need for action to obtain sustainable and resilient communities and developing recommendations for moving forward, we are keenly aware that this watershed moment requires effort by all. The voices, ideas, and expertise of the most impacted are critical and must have a place at the table alongside career politicians.
Join us as we move to discuss how to implement climate solutions, motivate and mobilize more people to act and voices to advocate for answers.
The consultation will include two keynote presentations and three concurrent workshops:
Confronting Climate-Induced Migration and Displacement: Climate-induced migration is a growing fact of life. The panel will explore ways in which faith-based and frontline communities are responding to this multi-faceted issue through resilient and sustainable community-led initiatives.
Fighting Food Security on the Frontlines of Climate Change: According to the World Food Programme, 80% of the world’s most food-insecure people live in countries highly vulnerable to climate change. Increasing temperatures, erratic rainfall patterns and more frequent and intense extreme weather events are destroying crops and impacting food security. The panel will discuss how faith and frontline communities are impacted by climate-induced food security and what they are doing to respond and adapt.
Confronting Just Transition Barriers to a Sustainable Future: Empowering and Inclusion of Frontline Communities: Knowing that climate change impacts frontline communities disproportionately, we must commit to actions that leave no one behind. We will not exclude voices, because doing so would only mirror and deepen existing racial, gender and economic inequalities. This panel delves into how faith and frontline communities are working to ensure a just transition to sustainable and resilient future.