A large delegation of Caritas Internationalis with regional and national Caritas representatives will attend the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP 27, being held in Sharm-el Sheikh, Egypt, from 7 to 18 November. “It will be an opportunity to advocate for climate justice and bring to the world’s attention the conditions ...
Caritas knows that preparedness is a wise investment, greatly reducing the impact of natural disasters.
It means using our resources efficiently and harnessing the knowledge of our staff to stop a crisis becoming an emergency.
We have plans and supplies already in place so that we are ready to help in the crucial first hours after a disaster. We also work with local partners and communities to think ahead – building hurricane and earthquake resistant homes and schools, flood defences and community granaries.
As our changing climate means that some of the world’s poorest areas are being hit more frequently and more violently by extreme weather, disaster preparedness is becoming even more important.
With better disaster preparedness, we can save lives and livelihoods and make people better able to cope with crises.
Caritas Updates on Disaster Preparedness
In light of the lasting impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake which triggered a powerful tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Caritas Japan has a profound understanding and experience of the urgency to live in the spirit of integral ecology as one human family. It has been over a decade since the disaster yet ...
From 13-19 October 2022, Caritas Internationalis will celebrate its Global Awareness Week to mark nearly year since the launch of its 3-year global Together We campaign on 13 December in 2021. Inspired by Pope Francis’ invitation to foster ‘integral ecology’ in our world, this campaign aims to bring people together to carry out new actions ...
The blanket of smog from Indonesian fires affects the air quality in the region. Caritas Singapore have been reflecting on Pope Francis’s Laudato Si’.
Caritas Syria walked side by side with scout groups and the secondary school students of Medaa in the destroyed streets of their village in Ghouta.
Jessie cannot help but stare at the wreckage of his house. It was destroyed by super typhoon Mangkhut, which tore through the Philippines earlier this month. Over 1.5 million people were affected. “It felt really bad that I need to clear debris from the remains of our house,” said the 50-year-old construction worker from Baguio ...
A deadly Philippines typhoon that crossed the country on 14-15 September has caused extensive damage and disruption. Typhoon Mangkhut (locally named Ompong) affected more that 270,000 people in 30 provinces as the storm damaged houses, crops and livelihoods. Roads and bridges are blocked by landslides and the electricity supply is down. 138,000 people were forced ...
Thousands of people are being evacuated in the Philippines ahead of Super Typhoon Mangkhut, which is expected to hit the island of Luzon early on Saturday. The massive storm, known locally as Typhoon Ompong, is the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, has wind speeds of up to 285 km per hour (180 mph). Around ...
Cyclone Gita hit Tonga on the night of 12-13 February, destroying homes and severely damaging infrastructure on the most populated island of Tongatapu. About 80 percent of the population was affected and over 4500 houses being damaged or destroyed. Government and NGOs have been quick to mount a coordinated response. Caritas Tonga is moving from ...
Caritas says a major UN forum in Cancun, Mexico on how to better protect people from future disasters must put local communities first. Download Caritas statement. Over 5000 delegates from governments, aid agencies and the private sector will meet at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction conference from 24-26 May in Cancun. The forum comes ...
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Caritas responds to emergencies across the globe, leads peacebuilding efforts in violence-ridden areas and helps local organisations prepare for potential disasters of all kinds. Learn more.