27 January 2022
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 Bahia”. Half a million people were directly affected by the flooding and fears […]
22 January 2022
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 nation’s islands. The Anglican Diocese of Polynesia and Anglican Missions, based in […]
21 December 2021
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 Communion have been participating in a ground-breaking initiative: an online learning […]
9 December 2021
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 meeting but after exploring […]
5 November 2021
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 Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, Bishop Mark Strange. They […]
25 October 2021
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 COP26 and how global faith leaders have been speaking into it. In this piece […]
20 October 2021
Faith leaders unite in call for urgent climate action informed by “the knowledge of science and the wisdom of religion” ahead of COP26
“We have inherited a garden: we must not leave a desert to our children.” Joint appeal by global faith leaders and scientists, 4th October 2021 It is now just a matter of days until world leaders will come together in Glasgow for COP26, the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework […]
22 September 2021
Church of England Bishops join calls for emergency G7 meeting to tackle vaccine ‘hoarding’
The Church of England has issued the following press release: “The Bishops of the Church of England are backing calls for the leaders of the world’s richest countries to halt the “hoarding” of COVID-19 vaccines while billions of people around the world have yet to be jabbed. Members of the College of Bishops, which is […]
18 September 2021
Call to G7 nations to share surplus vaccines
Today the Anglican Alliance and the Anglican Health and Community Network call on G7 governments to convene urgently to address the issue of global vaccine inequity, including the hoarding and wastage of surplus Covid vaccines. At the Anglican Alliance we witness the appalling inequality which sees some richer nations getting strong vaccine coverage, while other, […]
9 September 2021
Equipping Anglicans for Successful Climate Negotiations at COP26 – Webinar Series
Amidst the ongoing tragedy of the Covid-19 pandemic, the news cycle this year has been punctuated by stories of cataclysmic weather events. Extreme heat, wildfires and floods have devastated communities and environments across the world. The reality of climate change is inescapable. What is COP26 and why does it matter? This year is a critical […]