The Key Roles of Faith Actors in Meeting Needs of Refugees and Forced Migrants Presentation by Jean Duff, JLI President

Contributions of Faith Communities to Ending Violence Against Children Presentation by Jean Duff, JLI President

A decade ago, talk about religion in public spaces was largely limited to discussions about either theology, or terrorism - or both. Today, the role of religious organizations - whether churches, mosques, temples, or faith-inspired NGOs delivering critical development and…

World Council of Churches invites congregations, communities, and churches to discuss the following five-step programme to change the way we deal with the economy and our ecological surroundings. The following steps are a kind of roadmap relating to a variety…

An Introduction to Climate Resilience curriculum syllabus that ERD designed for their partner and peer agencies' 2018 workshop on Climate Resilience. The following readings and video clips were part of a pre-workshop assignment schedule to introduce a group of development…

Episcopal Relief and Development with their partners use Six Climate Resilience Participatory Learning & Action Tools with communities: 1. Transect Walk - Resource attached The Transect Walk is a group exercise that entails walking between two points to intentionally cross…

The Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale is an international multi-religious project. With its conferences, publications, and website, it is engaged in exploring religious worldviews, texts, and ethics in order to broaden understanding of the complex nature of current…

Religions for Peace has worked with the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities to devise a guide to action for religious leaders and faith communities. This guide includes introductory information on global responses to refugees and migrants, reflections…

THE OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF CLIMATE RISK INSURANCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS In autumn 2015, the international community drew up 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These were followed by National Action Plans established at the national level to…

Analysis 86 The world is at crossroads. Awareness is growing rapidly that overshooting the aspirational goal of the Paris Agreement (PA) to limit global warming to 1.5°C would severely jeopardise the achievement of the SDGs, making the poor poorer, and…