Faith & Ecology: The Justice and Ethics of Sustainability

Climate change is often framed in the language of science, finance and policy - emission targets, adaptation strategies and carbon frameworks. Yet, beneath these lies a deeper and much more complex reality…Climate change is also a question of values. 

Who bears responsibility for a crisis they did not create? Whose knowledge systems are recognized or ignored? What shapes the way societies choose to react beyond the policy dialogues that reflect in everyday choices, community norms and belief systems?

This paper explores these questions through the lens of Africa, where vulnerability to climate impacts are high, but so too is the richness of social and moral infrastructure. At the center are faith institutions, deeply embedded in communities, highly trusted and uniquely positioned to influence behavior, shape narratives and mobilize collective action.