Faith leaders challenged to drive climate action, demand accountability
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 26 — Faith and indigenous leaders have been challenged to translate climate change commitments into practical community action and hold governments accountable for ensuring climate financing reaches vulnerable populations.
Israeli Ambassador to Kenya Gideon Behar said religious leaders had a critical role in mobilizing communities against climate change, warning that the crisis could not be left to policymakers and scientists alone.
“We must translate words, thoughts, prayers, decisions into real actions on the ground,” Behar said during an interfaith climate dialogue in Nairobi organised by the Embassy of Israel in Kenya and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS).
