Taliana Vargas, Embajadora en Latinoamérica de Connect4Climate
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Todo comenzó con un titulo, Embajadora en Latinoamérica de Connect4Climate. No quería que fuera solo un nombre, quería hacer un buen uso de este titulo y ponerlo a funcionar.
Everything started with a title, Connect4Climate Ambassador to Latin America. I did not want it to be just a name; I wanted to make good use of this title and put it to work.
Safeguarding Creation: A New Manifesto for World Youth Day
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Hundreds of thousands of young people from around the world gathered in the rain on Rio de Janeiro's famous Copacabana beach to celebrate World Youth Day on Tuesday, July 23rd.
<p><strong>Pope Francis’ Encyclical is a definitive moral case for action on climate change.</strong> It is a teaching document that acknowledges, and stands in solidarity with the overwhelming scientific consensus, and vocalises what all know to be true: fossil fuels and unchecked exploitation of the natural world are irreversibly damaging our common home. Taking action on climate change and empowering poor countries to develop sustainably is both morally and economically right.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>The Pope’s Encyclical calls for an urgent moral response to a reality established by robust scientific evidence.</strong> It does not speculate on the causes of climate change itself. Pope Francis is doing his job as a moral leader, calling for the protection of vulnerable people and proper stewardship of “our common home”, the earth. He appropriately labels acts risking the integrity of our planet as “sins”, provides the environmental movement with a boost of moral support, and condemns indifference, denialism and obstructionism.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>His Holiness is calling for all of us, not just Catholics, to care for people and the planet.</strong> The encyclical on ecology draws from the deep well of Church teaching on these issues to lay out the moral imperative of tackling the root causes of the greatest interlinked challenges of our time: climate change and poverty. The Pope is adding his voice to a global choir of leaders from all walks of life who are demanding action, calling for an end of fossil fuels, a future powered by renewables, and a strong climate deal in Paris. </p>
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<p>The World Bank says the pope’s encyclical is a “stark reminder” of the link between climate change and poverty.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/the-latest-vatican-laun…; target="_blank">World Bank President Jim Yong Kim</a> says climate change impacts, <strong>“including the increased frequency of extreme weather events, are most devastating for the unacceptably high number of people today living in extreme poverty.”</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>He says that over the past 30 years weather-related disasters killed more than 2.5 million people and resulted in almost $4 trillion in damage.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>“As the effects of climate change worsen, we know that escaping poverty will become even more difficult,” </strong>he said. <strong>“Climate change also poses a direct risk to the hard-earned development gains over past decades.”</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
Connect4Climate Takes Center Stage on Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day
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The team at Connect4Climate is still soaring from the energy produced by the leaders, entertainers, visionaries, concerned citizens, and fans who attended Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day.
Join Connect4Climate for a Live Conversation on Gender Climate Change
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Women's Empowerment as the Key to Climate Resilience.
Connecting for Climate Program
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The World Banks Managing Director Caroline Anstey, Sustainable Development Network Vice President Rachel Kyte, External Affairs Vice President Cyril Muller, and the Global Environment Facilitys Deputy CEO Andre Laperriere to participate in an evening of inspiration, creativity, and action to celebrate the Apps for Climate competition winners and the launch of the Connect4Climate/MTV Voices4Climate Global Photo, Video, and Music competition.
Communication for Climate Change 2.0
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The event is hosted by Connect4Climate, World Bank Group, and the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED) at World Bank headquarters. We are bringing together a unique, multidisciplinary group of scholars and multi-sector leaders who are experts in communicating climate change to a broad audience.
To raise awareness about climate change
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Connect4Climate recognize extraordinary individuals who are making a positive and bold contribution to raising awareness and driving action on climate change at the local and global level.
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<h2><strong>Lord David Puttnam, Film Producer</strong></h2>