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ECEN Assembly 2022: Challenges we are living in

The impacts of the pandemic have not stopped climate change or environmental degradation. Covid-19 brought to the forefront many concerns related to the human dependency on creation.

Assessment of achieved results, and new scientific data evaluating the progress of climate change, are reasons for growing distress.
The European Green Deal, and commitment to reach climate neutrality by 2050, are reasons for some positive expectations.

Churches and faith-based organisations are included in those that carefully monitor developments and, at the same time, offer space for a growing number of its members to take part in efforts leading to a sustainable future. Networking and the exchange of experience is, in this situation, becoming more important than ever before.

An essential aspect of the ECEN Conference 2022 will be relating the work of European churches in ecology and care for creation to the 2022 Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Karlsruhe, cooperation with youth, and a discussion on the future of ECEN.

Topics:
- Theological perspective of the current ecological challenges.
- What did we learn from the pandemic?
- How to react to demands of energy security and growing vulnerability to climate change?
- The European Green Deal and the role of churches - advocacy and dialogue of churches with politics.
- Networking and cooperation in responding to challenges of ecology
Environment, climate justice, and peace - concerns of the ecumenical youth.

Keynote Speakers:
- Archbishop K. G. Hammar (Church of Sweden)
- Dr Ruth Valerio (Global Advocacy and Influencing Director, Tearfund

Panel discussions with:
- Members of the European Parliament Sirpa Pietikainen (Finland) and Martin Hojsík (Slovakia)
- Youth
- Representatives of church-related projects in care for creation.

The ECEN Assembly 2022 opens on 14 June at 10am and closes on 15 June at 5:30pm. 2 open exchange sessions will be held at 7pm on 13/14 June.

Registration deadline: 10 June