The 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, is a crucial moment for governments to move forward on the implementation of the Paris Agreement, and to urgently address the increasing adverse impacts of climate change as shown in the various recent IPCC reports.
Some of the key issues for COP27 include commitments on finance, especially for loss and damage, and raising ambition on mitigation and adaptation actions, grounded in the respect of the dignity and human rights of people.
As members of faith communities, we have made significant contributions in addressing the immense challenges posed by climate change through advocacy, mobilisation, capacity building and education. As we come together for COP27, we would like to offer an opportunity for faith-oriented and all interested people to gather and freely share our respective initiatives, concerns, and hopes in a Talanoa dialogue framework.
Talanoa dialogues are Fijian indigenous peoples' way of solving problems in their communities, and Fiji, when president of COP23, introduced the concept to work on the most challenging issues. The methodology of a Talanoa Dialogue leads participants to address the following questions: Where are we? // Where do we want to go? // How do we get there?
This gathering also aims to provide a nourishing and hopeful event for climate justice advocates at the start of the COP, as well as a space of holistic reflection on climate change, a space to look at solutions from different angles and a space to look at solutions from different angles.
This Interfaith gathering in the spirit of Talanoa Dialogue will also offer an opportunity to create an Interfaith Talanoa Call from the voices present expressing concerns, demands and hopes to be delivered to the UNFCCC Executive Secretariat.
The event is also available online & you don't need to register via eventbrite if you want to follow online. You can follow the opening panel and the interfaith service on online, and you can participate in small group discussion by registering via zoom:
Opening Panel bit.ly/openingTalanoa (no registration)
Small Groups bit.ly/zoomTalanoa (register via zoom)
Interfaith Service bit.ly/ServiceTalanoa (no registration)
