| WACC statement on World Environment Day |
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World Environment Day (WED) was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 and is commemorated yearly on 5 June. Widespread activism and calls for action have created considerable awareness of the environment. Yet, climate change caused by human activities continues to threaten the lives and livelihoods of billions of people and the existence of millions of species. Global greenhouse emissions need to be dramatically reduced, while at the same time raising the quality of life for the majority of the world’s people. Social movements around the world are urging radical action, broadly based on the rich taking responsibility, leaving fossil fuels in the ground, fair and effective solutions, and equal access to resources. Many support the Greenhouse Development Rights Framework. The theme for WED 2009 is ‘Your Planet Needs You-UNite to Combat Climate Change’. It reflects the urgency for nations to agree on a new deal at the crucial climate convention meeting in Copenhagen in December 2009, and climate justice’s relevance to overcoming poverty. WACC’s calls for better environmental communication: a two-way social interaction process that enables people to understand key environmental factors and their interdependence and to respond to problems in a competent way. Environmental communication is not so much information dissemination as building and reinforcing a shared vision of a sustainable future South and North. WACC recently launched new web pages dedicated to climate justice (see http://www.waccglobal.org/en/activities/climate-justice.html. In addition, WACC urges communicators and faith communities to study the issue of climate justice and to demonstrate crucial leadership to combat threats to the environment and to advance climate justice. The Rev. Randy Naylor General Secretary, WACC Add this page to your favorite Social Networking websites 
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