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Mitigation and adaptation are vital ways to address climate change, according to the Paris Climate Agreement. While mitigation aims to limit climate change by reducing emissions of greenhouse gasses or removing those gases from the [read…]

On July 28, 2022, the UN General Assembly declared “Access to a Clean and Healthy Environment” a Universal Human Right. States, international organizations, and business enterprises called upon to turn this resolution into reality have [read…]

As VIVAT delegates at COP27, we met and interacted with the delegation of Indigenous Peoples, one of nine non-Party Constituencies recognized by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Their presence and activities inspired [read…]

COP27 in Sharm-el-Sheikh was, in many ways, an African COP. There was broad participation from the Continent, including States, regional bodies, and vibrant civil society. Above all, it placed the issue of climate justice at [read…]

The delegation of VIVAT at COP27 in Sharm-el-Sheikh once again participated in the activities of the Interfaith Liaison Committee (ILC). The ILC was established as a special group under the United Nations Framework Convention on [read…]

As a religious woman, I attended a Conference of the Parties on Climate Change for the first time last November in Egypt. Back in September 2018, I had the chance to take part in some [read…]

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, is recorded as the biggest in COP history. COP27 brought together more than 45,000 participants, including indigenous peoples, local communities, cities, scientists, civil society, women, faith-based [read…]

The U.N. Climate Conference, or Conference of Parties (COP27), took place at the desert resort of Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt from 6 to 20 November 2022. It is located just a few hundred meters from [read…]

In many parts of the world, there is a need for paths of peace to heal open wounds. There is also a need for peacemakers, men and women prepared to work boldly and creatively to initiate processes of healing and renewed encounter. [read…]

Dear members of the Board of Trustees, members of the Executive Board, VIVAT Office Holders, Contact Persons of the members of Congregations, representatives of national branches and national groups, and invitees. Welcome to this annual [read…]