Flooding in Bahia State, Brazil – Anglican responses

On Christmas Day, after weeks of heavy rain had already caused widespread flooding, two dams collapsed in Brazil’s Bahia State, compounding the devastation. The state’s governor Rui Costa described it as “the worst disaster that has ever occurred in the history of...

Tonga: Church responds following massive volcanic eruption and tsunami waves

The Anglican Church is responding to the disaster on the islands of Tonga. On 15 January 2022 the Hunga Tonga – Hunga Ha’apai Volcano erupted in the sea 65km from Tonga’s capital, generating a massive ash plume and triggering tsunami waves across the...

Celebration as first graduates of the Resilience Course are commissioned

“I thank you and commend you deeply for your commitment… which will bring about change across the whole Anglican Communion, rippling out from our church into our communities” – Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby Over the last year, Anglicans from every part of the...

Reflecting on the Anglican Communion’s engagement with COP26

Of all my unusual experiences at COP26, going on a space safari was perhaps the most unexpected. The UK pavilion had a 3D virtual reality headset, and the enthusiastic young aide was determined I was going to try it. I was pushed for time and anxious to get to my next...

Anglican Communion COP26 Policy Brief presented to the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church

The Anglican Communion delegation has now arrived in Glasgow, Scotland, and is actively engaging in the United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP26. On Monday 1 November the delegation presented the Anglican Communion’s COP26 Policy Brief to the...

COP26 and the Anglican Communion

The world’s eyes will soon be focused on Glasgow, Scotland as world leaders gather for COP26, the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Our accompanying piece sets out the particular importance of...