18 November, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA ADVISORY
Baku, Azerbaijan: As COP moves through its second week, faith actors present have seen some worrying trends, including rising levels of nationalism, the presentation of “alternative facts,” questioning of multilateralism, the double standards of states saying we must move away from fossil fuels (but with no hurry) and at the same time extracting new fossil fuel, rich nations promising finance and not delivering, or just shuffle ODA from one account to another.
In these times when national interests are dominant in many countries and regions, and multilateralism is questioned by many, faith actors can play a pivotal role in bringing the world together. And not only that- most faiths have a tradition of protecting the vulnerable and of caring for the Creation, Mother Earth, environment or whatever name the different traditions prefer to call it. In faith traditions lies a long-term understanding of our life together.
The Interfaith Liaison Committee brings together faith constituencies working to achieve climate justice to raise their voices together and share their stories from their traditions and experiences around the world.
What: Faith actors from the Interfaith Liaison Committee will share their perspectives on the state of the negotiations, bringing perspectives on finance, military implications on climate change, loss and damage, on the spiritual and mental tone and tenor of COP, and their thoughts and plans towards COP30 in Brazil.
Who:
- Jocabed Solano Miselis- Indigenous climate activist from the Gunadule indigenous nation (Panama) (Memoria Indígena/ WCC)
- Lindsey Fielder Cook- Representative for Climate Change from the Quaker United Nations Office, from the USA
- Krity Shrestha- Climate action advisor, DanChurch Aid, from Nepal
- Carine Josiéle Wendland- Brazilian youth climate activist, LWF
- Ronilso Pacheco- Theologian, pastor, director of programs at the Institute of Studies on Religion (ISER,) from Brazil
- Sister Jayanti- the Additional Administrative Head of The Brahma Kumaris, from India
- Rev. Mata Havea- faith leader from the Uniting Church in Australia
- Moderator: Henrik Grape- Senior Advisor on Climate Justice for the World Council of Churches, from Sweden
Where: Press Conference Room Natavan, Area D, Blue Zone and online
When: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 14:00-14:30 AZT
Why: Faith communities bring concrete experiences of the impact of climate change on the most vulnerable people, including women and girls in all their diversity and people on the move, who have done the least to cause climate change and are facing the brunt of its impacts. Faith groups are on the front lines, responding to climate change through mitigation, disaster risk reduction, adaptation, and more.
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MEDIA CONTACT
Simon Chambers- WhatsApp: +1-416-435-0972, Email: simon.chambers@actalliance.org
Director of Communications, ACT Alliance
