#ClimateJustice
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Church Leaders Bear Witness at Lough Neagh
On Wednesday 23 July 2025, the Church Leaders (Archbishop John McDowell, Rev Dr Trevor Gribben, Rev Alan Wardlow and Archbishop Eamon Martin) visited Lough Neagh and Coney Island for a day of listening, reflection and witness, focusing on the deepening ecological crisis affecting the largest freshwater lake in these islands. During the visit, Archbishop Eamon Martin spoke…
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Christian Aid Week 2025
Christian Aid Week 2025, held from 11–17 May, focused on Guatemala, highlighting the severe impacts of the climate crisis on Indigenous communities, particularly in regions like Alta Verapaz. This focus was part of Christian Aid’s 80th-anniversary campaign, emphasizing the urgent need to address climate-induced hunger and poverty in vulnerable areas. In Guatemala, extreme weather events…
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Desertification & Drought
Under the theme “Restore the land. Unlock the оpportunities”, the 2025 observance shines a light on how restoring nature’s foundation—land—can create jobs, boost food and water security, support climate action and build economic resilience.
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Pope Leo XIV: Build bridges for ecological and social justice
Reproduced from Vatican News: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-05/pope-leo-xiv-videomessage-laudato-si-common-home.html Marking the 10th anniversary of Laudato si’, Pope Leo XIV sends a videomessage to the Network of Universities for the Care of Our Common Home, and encourages their synodal reflection ahead of COP30. By Francesca Merlo Ahead of the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato si’, Pope Leo XIV…
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Faith in Action: Advancing Climate Justice and Peace in 2025
As we enter 2025, the United Nations has set the stage for a transformative year, highlighting themes that call for global unity and action: glaciers’ preservation, peace, quantum science and cooperatives. These themes align deeply with faith communities’ mission to care for creation and to foster justice, offering an opportunity for people of all beliefs…
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The Outcomes of Biodiversity COP16 and Climate COP29: Why They Matter
Discover why the recent Biodiversity COP16 and Climate COP29 are pivotal for our planet’s future. In a thought-provoking article, Athena Peralta, director of the WCC Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development, answers pressing questions about the outcomes of these critical events. Key topics include: The alarming impacts of the climate emergency in 2024. The…
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Our Voices Matter – Youth & Politicians Forum
On Friday, 13th December, members of the “Join the Dots Together” Steering Group met with MLA Paula Bradshaw (Alliance Party) in her office on the Ormeau Road. It was a great opportunity to update Paula on our recent activities and discuss plans for the future. We shared the success of the “Our Voices Matter” schools…
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Women Faith and Climate Network
Climate justice advocate Lorna Gold, Chair of the Laudato Si’ Movement, emphasizes the vital role of faith and women in addressing climate change. Speaking to Renata Steffens of the Irish Catholic on 8th December, she highlighted the unequal impacts of climate change, particularly on impoverished communities, women, and children. Lorna’s lifelong mission stems from growing…
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Public Consultation – Private Member’s Bill on improving tree protections in Northern Ireland
Consultation starts 27/11/24, ends 06/03/2025 Peter McReynolds MLA plans to introduce a Private Member’s Bill to improve protection for trees across Northern Ireland. This legislation would seek to strengthen the legal protection of individual and groups of trees, as well as ancient and long-established woodland in Northern Ireland. A proposed Bill would cover three key…
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UNCCD COP 16
The 16th session of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP16) is currently taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 2nd-13th December. This conference brings together 197 parties to address pressing global issues like land degradation, desertification and drought resilience. Under the theme “Our Land. Our Future”, the event emphasizes the importance of…