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The Cimate of Poverty: Facts, Fears, and Hope report from Christian Aid examines how climate change is threatening development goals for billions of the poorest people due to climate-induced floods, famine, drought and conflict. A vision of a different future is also offered– a revolution in development thinking that could see poor regions using renewable energy to power a new, and clean, era of prosperity.

Trócaire, the overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland sees the impacts of climate change on the world’s poorest and most vulnerable as one of the 21st century’s greatest injustices. See thier report Takling Climate Injustice: Toward an Equitable Response to a Global Crisis

Catholic Earthcare Australia brought together diverse members of the Catholic Church as well as representatives of public bodies, other faith communities, NGOs and international guests. Presentations, spiritual reflections, and the Australian Bishops’ statement on the environment are available on this site.

Weathering the Storm: Options for Framing Adaptation and Development, from the World Resources Institute. Any effective development will need to take climate adaptation into account and, conversely, adaptation efforts themselves will often require development interventions to succeed. This paper explores the link between the climate adaptation agenda and the development agenda.