Posts Tagged "Climate Action Week"
Hope and Light for COP28 and Beyond
November 18, 2023
As Climate Action Week wraps up, we turn our eyes to COP28 (UNFCCC’s Conference of the Parties). From November 30-December 12, world leaders, civil society, Indigenous peoples, youth leaders and others will gather at the COP28 conference in Dubai to…
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No climate justice without peace, no peace without climate justice
November 17, 2023
In the last couple of years, there has been a growing recognition of the intersecting impacts of climate change, gender, conflict and economic injustice. This climate-conflict-gender nexus is a necessary lens through which peacebuilding efforts must now be considered. In…
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Amplifying voices for climate justice from the Asia-Pacific region
November 16, 2023
On Tuesday, KAIROS co-hosted the webinar Churches’ Advocacy on Loss and Damage. In case you missed it, you can view the recording. Frances Namoumou, Ecumenical Animator for Ecological Stewardship and Climate Justice for the Pacific Conference of Churches (based in…
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Civil Society Rallies for Climate Justice at Latin American and Caribbean Climate Week
November 15, 2023
The Latin American and Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW 2023) was held in Panama City from October 23 to 27 and took place amid major demonstrations by local organizations and social movements calling for the repeal of the mining contract enacted…
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Churches’ Advocacy on Loss and Damage
Churches’ Advocacy on Loss and Damage Understanding the role of churches in fighting for communities who are losing their homes, livelihoods and culture to climate change. Tuesday, November 14 7:30-9:00 pm ET This 90-minute event will include a panel and…
Equity and Justice for Climate-Related Loss and Damage
November 14, 2023
KAIROS is pleased to launch its report Addressing Ecological Debt – Equity and Justice for Climate-Related Loss and Damage, which centers on the analyses and experience of partners in the Global South. Additional background on the global loss and damage…
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Centering Voices from the Global South
November 13, 2023
This week’s theme, Decolonizing Climate Action: Centering Voices from the Global South recognizes that that the voices of those most impacted by climate change are often ignored or face barriers to participate in climate decision-making. KAIROS and its partners recognize…
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KAIROS Climate Action Week calls for prioritizing Global South voices at COP28
November 7, 2023
KAIROS Canada launches its third 2023 Climate Action Week, November 13-19, co-sponsored by For the Love of Creation (Toronto – Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – In the lead up to the 28th Conference of the Parties of…
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The African People’s Climate and Development Declaration 2023
September 16, 2023
World leaders gathered in Nairobi, Kenya from September 4 to 8 for the Africa Climate Summit to discuss regional interests ahead of COP28. Civil society raised concerns that Western and corporate interests hijacked the Summit in their push for false…
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Reflections on Interfaith Climate Action from the Parliament of the World’s Religions
September 15, 2023
My time at the Parliament of the World’s Religions was an extremely enlightening experience from beginning to end. It is not every day that you get to attend a convention of thousands of people of different identities – all hailing…
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Climate Justice = Migrant Justice
September 14, 2023
Migrant rights are key to climate justice. We know that the people who have contributed the least to the climate crisis are the most impacted by it. As the impacts of the climate crisis escalate, those who contributed the least…
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Global Climate Strike
September 13, 2023
This weekend, millions of people around the world will take to the streets to demand a rapid, just, and equitable transition away from fossil fuels as world leaders gather at the UN in New York. This year, the masses will…
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We need the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
September 12, 2023
The burning of fossil fuels and industrial processes account for almost 80 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. A rapid transition away from fossil fuel extraction and use is critical for limiting global warming. Yet, major climate agreements, like the…
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Let Justice and Peace Flow…and Stop the Flow of Fossil Fuels
September 11, 2023
“Future generations will never forgive us if we miss the opportunity to protect our common home. We have inherited a garden; we must not leave a desert for our children.” Joint statement from Pope Francis, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Archbishop Justin…
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Strengthening capacity and leadership of global partners at UN Regional Climate Weeks
September 6, 2023
KAIROS’ global partners will participate in the UN Regional Climate Weeks this fall! KAIROS secured a grant from the Ontario Public Sector Employees Union (OPSEU) to support global partners who are eager to strengthen their capacity and leadership in climate…
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KAIROS Climate Action Week calls for rapid phase out of fossil fuels
August 30, 2023
KAIROS Canada launches its second Climate Action Week, September 11-17, focused on keeping the oil in the soil and letting justice and peace flow (Toronto – Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – As Canada and the world…
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Odeyimin Kizis
June 10, 2023
This week, we have engaged with the many profound ways in which Indigenous knowledge, traditional practices and ways of knowing are showing the world another way forward in the face of climate change. The blogs and events explore how Indigenous…
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Indigenous Knowledge in Action – Mayan Women on Local Policy Councils
June 9, 2023
Imagine Indigenous women at decision-making tables from the local level right up to the national, deliberating with communities and governments in the defense of Mother Earth and incorporating Indigenous knowledge and wisdom into state laws? This is something that doesn’t…
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Voices from COP27 – Ongoing Work for Climate Justice
June 8, 2023
In November 2022, KAIROS and For the Love of Creation (FLC) supported a delegation of global partners, and Indigenous partners and youth from Canada to COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The delegation was framed around the theme, Decolonizing Climate Action,…
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Indigenous and Global South Principles for a Just Transition
June 7, 2023
“A Just Transition means responding to the need to move away from reliance on diesel and extraction, and instead paving the way to renewable energies that integrate with cultural and traditional values.”Melina Laboucan-Massimo The federal government is set to table…
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Uplifting Indigenous-led Approaches to Conservation and Biodiversity Protection
June 6, 2023
“Indigenous peoples have the longest standing relationship with Mother Earth and the necessary values to effect meaningful and quick change. We view the Earth as our mother, rather than a resource for monetary gain. Those are the people who should…
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Centering Indigenous Ways of Knowing
June 5, 2023
Indigenous peoples’ teachings can guide us in learning how to live in harmony with Mother Earth, taking only what we need, conscious of the impact of our actions on seven generations to come.Indigenous Wisdom: Living in Harmony with Mother Earth…
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Climate webinar brings together Indigenous and Global South perspectives
May 31, 2023
Climate Action Dialogues webinar featured during KAIROS’ first Climate Action Week WHAT – Webinar: Climate Action Dialogues: Indigenous and Global South Perspectives on Just Transition WHY – This webinar will be the featured event of KAIROS’ first Climate Action Week,…
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KAIROS Climate Action Week to foster decolonization
May 17, 2023
KAIROS Canada launches its first Climate Action Week, June 5-11, focusing on centering Indigenous ways of knowing (Toronto – Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – KAIROS will kick off the first of three 2023 KAIROS Climate Action Weeks,…
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