Create A Climate For Justice

People in developing countries are already struggling to adapt to the worst effects of climate change, even though they have done least to cause it.
Time is running out for industrialised countries such as the UK to face up to their responsibilities and respond to a crisis they have helped create. Now, crucial United Nations talks must make the right decisions to secure our shared future.
Be part of a growing movement calling for climate justice!

Justice!
Recognise and protect the right to sustainable development of people in developing countries.

Support!
Ensure industrialised countries provide sufficient, secure and accessible financial and technological support for adaptation and mitigation efforts by developing countries.

Commitment!
Commit to at least 30- 40% reduction in industrialised countries’ greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 (based on 1990 levels)

Support our call by adding your message below!

The Field Of Change.
Scroll across the field and click on plants to see messages from supporters across the world.  Then simply click on the signpost to create a symbolic plant with your own message, adding your voice to the global demands outlined above.

This field is symbolic. It represents just some of the ways in which small farmers in developing countries are already struggling to adapt to climate change, by diversifying crops or protecting soil- small scale responses to a crisis they did not create. But most importantly it represents a powerful and growing international demand for the political action urgently needed to truly tackle the causes and effects of climate change.

Plants in the field of change
Pineapples are grown in Haiti to bind the soil, protecting crops from soil erosion and landslides during heavy rains and floods- occurrences which are ever more frequent and severe. The strong leaves act as a “living barrier” to stop the soil from being washed away. 

Sorghum is a staple food in many parts of Africa. It is able to retain water even in very dry conditions, helping ensure a crop even when water is scarce.

The cassava plant has huge leaves which, when left to rot on the soil, provide natural and effective fertilization to poor soils, helping improve yield year after year.

SCIAF is part of an international coalition of Catholic development agencies from the Caritas Internationalis and CIDSE  networks, campaigning for an equitable global deal on climate change.