Todo comenzó con un titulo, Embajadora en Latinoamérica de Connect4Climate. No quería que fuera solo un nombre, quería hacer un buen uso de este titulo y ponerlo a funcionar.
Taliana Vargas, Embajadora en Latinoamérica de Connect4Climate
Taliana Vargas, C4C Ambassador to Latin America
Everything started with a title, Connect4Climate Ambassador to Latin America. I did not want it to be just a name; I wanted to make good use of this title and put it to work.
Safeguarding Creation: A New Manifesto for World Youth Day
Hundreds of thousands of young people from around the world gathered in the rain on Rio de Janeiro's famous Copacabana beach to celebrate World Youth Day on Tuesday, July 23rd.
Humanitarian & Music Star Rocky Dawuni to Judge Voices4Climate Competition
The Connect4Climate team is honored to welcome humanitarian and international music star Rocky Dawuni as a judge for the Voices4Climate photo/video/music video/podcast competition.
Pope calls for swift action on climate change
Today the Pope presented his Encyclical Letter "Laudato Si (Be Praised), On the Care of Our Common Home".
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://connect4climate.org/sites/default/files/upload/papa-francesco_en…; target="_blank"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/Pope-Encyclical2.png" style="width: 691px; height: 800px;" /></a></p>
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<p><strong>Pope Francis’ Encyclical is a definitive moral case for action on climate change.</strong> It is a teaching document that acknowledges, and stands in solidarity with the overwhelming scientific consensus, and vocalises what all know to be true: fossil fuels and unchecked exploitation of the natural world are irreversibly damaging our common home. Taking action on climate change and empowering poor countries to develop sustainably is both morally and economically right.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>The Pope’s Encyclical calls for an urgent moral response to a reality established by robust scientific evidence.</strong> It does not speculate on the causes of climate change itself. Pope Francis is doing his job as a moral leader, calling for the protection of vulnerable people and proper stewardship of “our common home”, the earth. He appropriately labels acts risking the integrity of our planet as “sins”, provides the environmental movement with a boost of moral support, and condemns indifference, denialism and obstructionism.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>His Holiness is calling for all of us, not just Catholics, to care for people and the planet.</strong> The encyclical on ecology draws from the deep well of Church teaching on these issues to lay out the moral imperative of tackling the root causes of the greatest interlinked challenges of our time: climate change and poverty. The Pope is adding his voice to a global choir of leaders from all walks of life who are demanding action, calling for an end of fossil fuels, a future powered by renewables, and a strong climate deal in Paris. </p>
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Jim Kim's support
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<p>The World Bank says the pope’s encyclical is a “stark reminder” of the link between climate change and poverty.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/the-latest-vatican-laun…; target="_blank">World Bank President Jim Yong Kim</a> says climate change impacts, <strong>“including the increased frequency of extreme weather events, are most devastating for the unacceptably high number of people today living in extreme poverty.”</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>He says that over the past 30 years weather-related disasters killed more than 2.5 million people and resulted in almost $4 trillion in damage.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>“As the effects of climate change worsen, we know that escaping poverty will become even more difficult,” </strong>he said. <strong>“Climate change also poses a direct risk to the hard-earned development gains over past decades.”</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
Voices4Climate TerrAfrica Podcast Competition Winners Cover COP18 in Doha
Last September, TerrAfrica and Connect4Climate launched the Voices4Climate competition in collaboration with MTV to invite young people to submit photos, videos, music videos, and podcasts that tell powerful climate chan
Paul Ndiho and Anab Garab attend award ceremony at World Bank
Following the awards ceremonies we have held at various World Bank offices in Africa, including Kenya and Egypt, the Connect4Climate team was thrilled to honor US-based Paul Ndiho and Anab Garab at the World Bank offices in Washington, DC.
Musician & Author Cedella Marley to Judge Voices4Climate Competition
The Connect4Climate team is honored to welcome accomplished singer, author, fashion designer, and entrepreneur Cedella Marley as a judge of the Voices4Climate photo/video/music video/podcast competition.
Match for Expo
Connect4Climate was proud to support the Match for Expo, a game that pitted the best present and recent-past players in a historic football match held in Milan this week.
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 20.0063px; text-align: center;">Match for Expo. Photo credit: Zanetti & Friends / TVN Media Group</span></p>
Mandela’s Inspiration for Climate Action
It’s hard to believe that the world has been without Nelson Mandela for more than a year. We remember him for his leadership, his wisdom and his ability to bring people together.
