The Accord Advocacy Summit

The Accord Advocacy Summit

Baltimore, MDNovember 16/17, 2011

Climate Change• Climate Change will destroy

the last twenty years of development.• The greatest threat to

humanity.

• Isaiah 24:5-8 (NIV)• The earth is defiled by its people;

they have disobeyed the laws, violated the statutes and broken the everlasting covenant. 6 Therefore a curse consumes the earth; its people must bear their guilt.

• Isaiah 24:5-8 (NIV)• Therefore earth’s inhabitants are

burned up, and very few are left. 7 The new wine dries up and the vine withers; all the merrymakers groan. 8 The joyful timbrels are stilled, the noise of the revelers has stopped, the joyful harp is silent.

Background

• Over 150 presentations to churches over the past two years.

Background

• Tell the human story:–Food Security–Water Security or Flooding–Disease–Conflict–Forced Migration

Background

• The cause of the impacts:–Climate Change–Most scientific study ever–Every Scientific Organizations

around the world–NAS, CIA, DoD, Cape Town

Commitment

Background

• Actions:–Individual Responses –Church Responses–Transform and Empowered–Government Policy

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Faith• The Church• Networks• Partners• Knowledge

• The Church• Fear• Economy

Strategy•Mobilize the Church• Impassion Christian Relief•Carry the Hope of Christ