The loss and damage fund is to compensate countries of the Global South for harms caused by climate change. Le fonds pour les pertes et dommages est destiné à indemniser les pays du Sud pour les préjudices causés par le changement climatique.

Climate justice: loss and damage at COP28

An ecumenical organization calls for Canada and other wealthy Western countries to repay their ecological debt by compensating countries of the Global South for the loss and damage they sustain because of climate change they did not cause.

The climate crisis is becoming urgent around the world. La crise climatique devient urgente dans le monde entier.

Laudate Deum: urgent changes for the climate crisis

A priest from South America exhorts those debating the Earth’s future at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai to heed the exhortation of Pope Francis, who will be in their midst.

Reflections on Laudate Deum

The papal exhortation argues for the untenability of climate change denialism; the need to reconfigure multilateralism; and the ethical imperative of remaining hopeful and engaged.

An inspiring solidarity visit

Raquel Soto, our first Share Lent solidarity visitor in five years, came from Colombia to share her message of hope and inspire us with her peasant woman’s quest for defending her territory poetically through filmmaking. Here’s a look at the Quebec leg of her visit.

A journey for mining justice in Toronto

In solidarity with our partners’ and their communities’ struggles against mining-related injustices in the Global South, our members mobilize in the industry’s hometown to denounce, protest, educate about and advocate against its abusive practices.

People and Planet First: campaign successes

For more than a year, our members have been working to get Canada to adopt due strong diligence legislation to govern Canadian companies operating abroad. This is a look at our successes.

A bulletin without borders

Our Colombian partner, the Asociación Campesina de Antioquia, has published its first update on activities conducted under the aegis of an international solidarity project funded by the Government of Quebec.

The “World Cup” that really counts is the COP15 in Montreal

COP15 is an opportunity to remind our leaders of the urgency of acting to protect the environment and immediately instituting the essential changes that people everywhere, in the Global North and the Global South, are demanding.

The Honduran face of a predatory system: a reflection on the COP15 summit

As the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) gets underway in Montreal, Fr. Ismael Moreno, a long-time Development and Peace ally and partner, reflects on the interconnectedness of ecological and economic issues in Honduras.

Category: Ecological justice