December 2021 – On COP26 In this Issue Five Takeaways from Glasgow by Alberto Parise, MCCJ My COP26 Experience by Liam Dunne, SVD Being Fully Committed by Ida Josefine Haurand, SSpS Keeping 1.5°C Goal Alive by Paul Rahmat, SVD Climate [read…]
In response to Pope Francis’ call on Care for our Common Home and aligning with Sustainable Development Goals, the SVD congregation in the Philippines Central Province is committing to plan 100,000 seedlings of Bamboo by 2022. We [read…]
The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) was held in Glasgow, Scotland, from October 31 – November 13, 2021. The UK government hosted the climate conference in partnership with Italy. The climate [read…]
For the first time, VIVAT International participated in the event of a Conference of Parties to the climate agreements (Rio, Kyoto, Paris). It has been a terrific learning experience for the team that represented VIVAT [read…]
The big issue that emerged from COP26 in Glasgow is climate justice. It was not explicitly on the table at the start of the work. Still, it was smoldering under the embers of the demands [read…]
“By empowering women in our work and partnering with parishes, schools, and the community to live the change we all want to see, we know that our future is bright” (Sr. Comfort Arthur) In 2009, [read…]
Mining activities have huge impacts on the lives of the local communities and indigenous people in Brazil. I come from a country where mining has caused immeasurable disasters from colonial times to today. We have [read…]
I have to express my gratitude and appreciation to VIVAT International, New York, for the opportunity to represent VI at the COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, in Oct. & November 2021. I was pleased to link [read…]
“May I just say to all delegates I apologize for the way this process has unfolded, and I am deeply sorry.” The President of the 26th Climate Change Conference, Alok Sharma, said this sentence at [read…]
July – November 2021 In this Issue Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Hunger by Paul Rahmat, SVD Ethical Commitment to Care for Creation by Carlos Ferrada Montero, SVD The 48th Sessions of Human Rights [read…]
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