Declaration of Religious Leaders, Political Leaders, Business Leaders, Scientists and Development Practitioners

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Title: Declaration of Religious Leaders, Political Leaders, Business Leaders, Scientists and Development Practitioners
Description: Business and political leaders, and scientists from around the world have congregated at the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences to address the climate change crisis. The introduction to the declaration is stated below:

"We the undersigned have assembled at the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences to address the challenges of human-induced climate change, extreme poverty, and social marginalization, including human trafficking, in the context of sustainable development. We join together from many faiths and walks of life, reflecting humanity’s shared yearning for peace, happiness, prosperity, justice, and environmental sustainability.

We have considered the overwhelming scientific evidence regarding human-induced climate change, the loss of biodiversity, and the vulnerabilities of the poor to economic,social, and environmental shocks."; Declaration of Religious Leaders, Political Leaders, Business Leaders, Scientists and Development Practitioners
Date Created: April 28, 2015
Creator(s): The Pontifical Academy of Sciences
Format: Pdf
Denomination: Interfaith
Audience: All audiences/General public
Rights: The original pdf version of this resource was accessed at https://rfp.org/sites/default/files/pubications/Final%20Declaration%20-English.pdf on March 3, 2020.
Resources For Study: General Environment Statements
Issues: english Climate; english Sustainability; english Eco-Justice/Poverty/Racism

Media: Screenshot (38).png; Final Declaration -English.pdf