Climate Change Archives - Page 15 of 22

Protecting integrity of creation in Africa

20/07/2011 Advocacy, Africa, Catholic Teaching, Climate Change, Food by Caritas Communications

Participants from the Church in Africa and Caritas Africa members have met in Johannesburg, South Africa to plan their response to the challenges of climate change. The Consultative Meeting of Secam-Caritas Africa Working Group on Natural Resources and Climate Change (SECAM stands for the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar) brought together 25 ...

Green Tips from Catholic Health Association in the U.S.

20/07/2011 Advocacy, Catholic Teaching, Climate Change, Food, North America, United States by Caritas Communications

In the United States, Catholic hospitals, medical centers and health care centers came together in 1915 to form the Catholic Health Association (CHA). Its goal was to support one another in the ministry to the sick, the poor and the vulnerable. Today CHA remains dedicated to serving the nation’s Catholic health care organisations and supporting ...

Climate change in Algeria

20/07/2011 Advocacy, Algeria, Climate Change, Food, Middle East & North Africa by Caritas Communications

By Caritas Algeria staff Like many countries in Africa, Algeria has not been spared by the effects of extreme or unseasonal weather. Known for its arid and semi-arid climate, the region is highly vulnerable to changes in climate. Over the last 50 years, an increase in extreme weather events has been observed. Phenomena that bear ...

Climate justice

7/07/2011 Advocacy, Asia, Climate Change, Food, Nepal by Caritas Communications

In western Nepal’s Syangja district there’s been no snowfall for three years and water sources which used to flow all year round have run dry. The villagers know their climate is changing. Twenty-four-year-old Sita Sharma Dhakal is worried that now rainfall is unpredictable and there are hailstorms which damage the crops. Sita studied to become ...

Ideas for Lent by Catholic Coalition on Climate Change in USA

14/03/2011 Advocacy, Blog, Climate Change, Food, North America, United States by Caritas Communications

Available in French and Spanish by Dan Misleh, Executive Director of Catholic Coalition on Climate Change In an article appearing in U.S. Catholic magazine this coming month (April 2011—and posted in December 2010 online), I suggested that those of us in developed nations have an addiction to oil. To overcome this addiction, we might learn ...

Migration as a consequence of climate change

10/02/2011 Advocacy, Africa, Climate Change, Development, Food, High-Level Meetings and Events, Migration, Senegal, World Social Forum by Caritas Communications

On Tuesday 8 February, during the World Social Forum, Caritas Internationalis held a workshop on migration as a consequence of climate change. Caritas members will return to this issue in their countries and contribute towards solutions.

Importance of adapting to climate change in Kenya

24/01/2011 Advocacy, Africa, Climate Change, Food, Kenya by Caritas Communications

By Samson Malesi Shivaji, National Livelihoods Coordinator, Caritas Kenya Unusual rain, inconsistent water supply, high temperatures overall and extreme heat in some places, windy conditions, reduced farming outputs with greater costs, conflict and people forced from their homes. In Kenya, the definition of climate change to the ordinary person in the village is devoid of ...

Climate change and disasters in Mexico

24/01/2011 Advocacy, Climate Change, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Food, Latin America, Mexico by Caritas Communications

By Salvador Urteaga, Consultant Emergency for Caritas Mexico Mexicans have recently experienced larger and more frequent natural disasters previously unknown in our history. The list includes hurricanes, heavy rains, landslides and floods in some regions and water scarcity in others. The most disadvantaged peoples are being affected the hardest. Aside from those living in rural ...

Catholic Climate Ambassadors in USA

24/01/2011 Advocacy, Climate Change, Food, North America, United States by Caritas Communications

By Kathy Brown, Regional Coordinator, Caritas North America In December, the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change trained their first “Catholic Climate Ambassadors”. They are leaders from around the country who will reach out, educate and empower people in their local dioceses, parishes, schools, and religious communities to be engaged in this critical issue. They will ...

Research project will put science at heart of climate change response

24/01/2011 Advocacy, Climate Change, Europe, Food, United Kingdom by Caritas Communications

By CAFOD Caritas England and Wales (CAFOD) is working in partnership with University College London, one of the UK’s top universities to be able to better respond to climate change. They’re trying to see the threats climate change poses in the context of other hazards. Melanie Duncan is leading the research at the university. Since ...