From 5 to 11 December, our Regional Secretary Serena and our Executive Committee Member Jonna participated in a combined event in Lusaka, Zambia: the Inter-Regional Ecumenical Training on Climate and Economic Justice Advocacy and the Executive Committee Meeting
Our gathering aimed to witness, discuss, and confront the challenges posed by climate and economic injustice—issues that jeopardise the well-being of all creation and undermine God’s vision of justice.
We explored how, internationally, the relationship between climate change and the global economic system perpetuates power imbalances, exclusion, inequality, and a lack of opportunities for many. This exploitation of people and the planet is threatening the integrity of all creation.
This meeting also served as our governance meeting, where we voiced our shared concerns, provided public testimony, and issued a prophetic call for immediate action on these pressing matters.
In the final public statement, we call on Churches, Institutions, Governments, Non-Governmental Organisations and Civil Society Organisations to take concrete actions to improve resilience at the community level, with the most affected people at the forefront of climate action.
We also advocate for stronger policy-making at the local, national and international levels, engaging with governance bodies and multilateral institutions.
You can read our Final Statement Communiqué and Photo Report Lusaka Program 2024.
