water disaster Archives - Ecology and Jesuits in Communication

International conference on global climate change and water disasters: An initiative by South Asian Jesuits to respond to water disasters

28 February 201519 March 2015

Xavier Savarimuthu, SJ Only 2.53 percent of Earth’s water is fresh, and some two-thirds of that is locked up in glaciers and permanent snow cover.

2023

JANUARY
1 - 56th World Day of Peace, Pope Francis

FEBRUARY
2 - World Wetlands Day, Revive and restore degraded wetlands #RestorationGeneration #ForWetlands
3 - Fraternity @ Frontiers, official launch of the online interactive Global Map of Jesuit Social Centres by Fr Arturo Sosa SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus. Registration is required, deadline is 31 January.
5 to 10 - FCBCO Suva Assembly 2023, Annual assembly of the Federation of Catholic Bishops' Conferences of Oceania, includes listening to the cry of the earth and vulnerable peoples with visits to villages that bear the impacts of sea level rise and resource extraction

MARCH
16 - 2023 Climate Change Conference, Loyola University Chicago, Climate Refugees: Human Migration in the Era of Climate Change
22 to 24 - UN 2023 Water Conference, New York, USA

APRIL
17 to 23 - 22nd Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, UN Headquarters, New York, USA, Theme: Indigenous Peoples, human health, planetary and territorial health and climate change: a rights-based approach
27 to 29 - Climate & Environmental Justice Conference, Santa Clara University in affiliation with the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, California, USA, hybrid virtual and in-person event

AUGUST
1 to 6 - World Youth Day (WYD) Lisbon 2023, Lisbon. Portugal

SEPTEMBER
19 to 20 - 2023 SDG Summit-the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, UN Headquarters, New York, USA, during the UN General Assembly high-level week