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World Council of Churches
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Year Founded
1948
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Project Summary / Description:
Since the 1970s, the WCC has helped develop the concept of sustainable communities. Since the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was adopted in 1992, the WCC has been present at all UN climate change conferences. Over the years, the WCC helped foster a movement for climate justice touching millions of people around the world, including thousands of congregations in 120 countries. In the past these efforts were only aimed at adults. Since 2015 the WCC has developed a new programme in collaboration with UNICEF - the "Churches' Commitments to Children". Commitment 3 focuses on churches efforts for climate justice though engagement of young people and capacity building for children and adolescents (SDG 13.2).
Regions of Operations:
Southeast Asia
South Asia
East Asia
Central Asia
Middle East
North America
South America
Eastern Europe
Western Europe
East Africa
North Africa
Southern Africa
Central Africa
Oceania
Caribbean
Other Countries
Best Estimate of GHG Avoidance/Reduction of This Project (Tonnes CO2 Equivalent/Year):
Impact on Underrepresented Groups:
The WCC is strongly committed to gender justice through application of strict gender diversity criteria in all its programmes: https://www.oikoumene.org/en/what-we-do/women-and-men
Sub-Categories:
Renewables
Nature-based
Agriculture
Methane
Plastics
Built Environment
Energy Efficiency
Restoration
Biodiversity
Energy storage
Rural
Urban
Circular Economy
Oceans
Forests
Waste
Carbon Removal
Electric Transportation
Cooling Solutions
Technology
Advocacy
Biomass
Conservation
Clean Cooking
Environmental justice
Research or Economic Modeling
Measurement, Reporting & Validation
Communications
Mission Statement:
Since the launch of the WCC-UNICEF global partnership in 2015 an overwhelming number of WCC member churches worlwide expressed their readiness to support adolescents engaging around initiatives for climate justice through church-run schools, Sunday schools and summer camps. (See summary of requests under Commitment 3 in https://commitments-to-children.oikoumene.org/) The project aims to provide these churches worldwide with tools and know-how to enable effective reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and increase of carbon uptake through youth engagement initiatives, with a focus on influencing policies and legislations change and promoting good practices. https://www.oikoumene.org/en/what-we-do/climate-change
Link: Facebook:
http://www.oikoumene.org/children
twitter: @wccchildrights
http://www.linkedIn.com:
Frederique Seidel The WCC in social media:
https://www.facebook.com/WorldCouncilofChurches
https://twitter.com/oikoumene
https://plus.google.com/+worldcouncilofchurches
https://www.youtube.com/user/WCCworld
https://soundcloud.com/wccradio01
