“What a step and what a goal. Let's put all our weight behind it."
Global church leaders have welcomed the landmark Paris climate agreement as a historic achievement and a starting point in efforts to mitigate climate change and make…
270 religious leaders urge commitment to the most vulnerable
(LWI) – “Climate change is the daily reality of people and communities who struggle to cope with adverse impacts of extreme weather events.“ The Lutheran World Federation (LWF)…
PARAMARIBO, Suriname/GENEVA, 1 September 2016 (LWI) — What does God’s grace free Lutherans to do in an increasingly polarized world, where individuals and communities are seeking acceptance and meaning to life?
Courses on fuel-efficiency foster peace between refugees and hosts in Uganda
(LWI) – “By the end of the day, we expect to complete four stoves,” says Drichi Godfrey, a 26-year-old refugee from South Sudan. He, his wife and the two…
Cash for work projects to help drought affected farmers in Ethiopia
(LWI) – To see what climate change looks like, one only needs to talk to Ato Abebe Desale, a 46-year-old farmer and head of a household of seven people. He and his family…
Pranita Biswasi seeks solidarity across generations for the sake of the planet
(LWI) - Indian climate justice activist Sunemia Pranita Biswasi will be one of the speakers at the first-ever Joint Catholic-Lutheran Commemoration of the…
Delegations from the ACT Alliance, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and World Council of Churches (WCC) at the United Nations climate conference in Marrakech, Morocco, 7-18 November, are jointly demanding a more rapid transition to a low-…
LWF Ethiopia brings perspectives from communities devastated by climate change
(LWI) – Delegates from The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and other non-governmental organizations taking part in the United Nations (UN) climate conference…
