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Promoting Ecological Justice: Asian Churches’ Response
Consultation on Ecology, Economy and Accountability
31th October-5th November 2012
North Sumatra-Indonesia
Organized by Justice, International
Affairs, Development and Service,
Christian Conference of Asia (JID-CCA)
in cooperation with
Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI)
STATEMENT
The Asian Region is the world's most vulnerable region that is prone to environmental threats and disasters, which can be linked, directly or indirectly to ecological imbalances and climate change. There are strong indications that extreme natural disasters such as Tsunamis, earthquakes, tropical cyclones, tornadoes, snow avalanches, thunderstorms, intense rainfall, heat waves, prolonged dry spells, and severe dust storms are likely to be more frequent and intense in these areas. The well- known green-house effect gives rise to rapid increase in temperatures in the arid areas, rising rainfall concentration, variations in rainfall, increase in global sea level, significant variability associated with the El Nino events and many more. The victims of these crises are the poor, the marginalized and the underprivileged in the Asian region.
It would also be right to mention that in
the Asian context, this crisis exposes the integral connection between economic
imperialism and ecological imperialism, where the developed countries impose on
the vulnerability and poverty of societies and communities in developing
countries, as they look for cheap labor, and lacks environmental protection
laws. These challenges are the present permanent features of the Asian region;
however, this could be significantly altered if we all share our common
responsibility to be good stewards of this creation that has been entrusted to
us. It is high time to realize that the whole humanity is accountable for the
well-being of this earth and the Universe.
Action
Plan
Taking
these issues into consideration it has been proposed to engage with some action
plans through co-ordination and net-working among member churches, ecumenical
bodies, interfaith organizations, NGOs and experts in the field, the Asian
Church has to:
by
Hisashi Yukimoto, Japan)
the posted by communications on Thursday, November 08, 2012
‘Human Rights, Protection Mechanisms and Ecumenical Advocacy.’
20-25 October 2012
Human rights is never partial
It is not possible that people demand their individual human rights while neglecting or abusing the human rights of other people or other groups of people. “If the human rights of an individual is violated, it is a violation not only of the human rights of that individual but of the whole community where he or she belongs to,” said Mr. Basil Fernando, an expert on human rights in Asia and a former director of Asia Human Rights Commission. This understanding is rooted in the concept of the image of God in each person in the context of communal life, which is also ingrained in Asian culture.
This understanding has inspired the thirty participants representing churches from Myanmar, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan Sri Lanka, Hong Kong and Korea, who attended the Training on ‘Human Rights, Protection Mechanisms and Ecumenical Advocacy.’ This program that was held from 20-25 October 2012 in Bangkok Christian Guest House was organized by the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) of the World Council of Churches and the program unit of Justice, International Affairs and Development and Service (JID) of the Christian Conference of Asia.
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