Caritas Internationalis, a humanitarian hand of the Church, says that the amount of people displaced from their country due to adverse climate events are sometimes more than those displaced by war. Caritas is now drawing worldwide attention to the issue.
ALISTAIR DUTTON
Secretary General, Caritas Internationalis
The reality is now that the climate is becoming so much more eratic, so much more extreme, so much harder that people can no longer recover. They are being driven from their homes. Whether it be a sinking ocean state, areas of the arid areas of Africa, countries that are battered by cyclones or typhoons, these events are becoming much, much harsher and much more frequent.
To promote concrete actions against this problem, in line with the Pope's most recent apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum, Cartias has launched a “Global Year of Action” along with a publication that tells the stories of people displaced by climate problems. Those who want to share their experiences can also do so through a letter-writing campaign on their website.
The aim of this initiative is to put pressure on the upcoming climate summit in Dubai, COP 28, and for the international community to resume its commitment to lessening pollution.
Caritas Internationalis is taking one step further in their goal of raising awareness for the increasing humanitarian crises caused by adverse weather events.
JRB
