12 Climate Change: Science, People, Religion—Cord of Three Strands
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EWEs (Extreme Weather Events, e.g., cyclones), drought, seasonal variations,
flooding, and ocean acidification. Non-climatic factors include environmental
pollution (e.g., air, water), deforestation, sand mining, population density,
geographical location and other modulating influences.
Step 3 Identification of the State, Church and Community Impacts
The third step is to summon them to identify Church-State-Community
impacts. These impacts need to be categorised into four main areas: livelihood
impacts, health impacts, well-being impacts and sustainability impacts.
The livelihood impacts may include but are not limited to:
• agricultural impacts;
• coastal management impacts;
• energy and infrastructure impacts;
• educational impacts;
• fishing and fishery impacts;
• forestry impacts;
• tourism impacts;
• water resources management impacts; and
• church service attendance impacts.
The health impacts, on the other hand, will focus on climate-related diseases
such as:
• pneumonia;
• asthma;
• dengue;
• typhoid fever;
• malaria and others.
For well-being impacts, there are various types of consequences, which have
included impacts in areas of physical well-being, mental well-being and spiritual well-being. The last part is the sustainability impact, which includes issues
in areas of social-economic-environmental problems, including poverty,
deforestation, sand mining, environmental pollution, waste management, and
others.
Step 4 Identification of the Church, State and Communities Solutions
The fourth step is identifying Church-State-Community solutions. There
are two approaches. First, taking actions to provide the necessary climate
mitigation and adaptation measures such as sustainable farming and agriculture, implementation of the Small Management Area (SMA) or Marine
Protected Area (MPA) to the affected communities, the building of seawall,
dykes and climate-resilient infrastructure, reforestation initiatives and
others.
Second, promoting mitigation and adaptation policies. These policies may
include but are not limited to:
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EWEs (Extreme Weather Events, e.g., cyclones), drought, seasonal variations,
flooding, and ocean acidification. Non-climatic factors include environmental
pollution (e.g., air, water), deforestation, sand mining, population density,
geographical location and other modulating influences.
Step 3 Identification of the State, Church and Community Impacts
The third step is to summon them to identify Church-State-Community
impacts. These impacts need to be categorised into four main areas: livelihood
impacts, health impacts, well-being impacts and sustainability impacts.
The livelihood impacts may include but are not limited to:
• agricultural impacts;
• coastal management impacts;
• energy and infrastructure impacts;
• educational impacts;
• fishing and fishery impacts;
• forestry impacts;
• tourism impacts;
• water resources management impacts; and
• church service attendance impacts.
The health impacts, on the other hand, will focus on climate-related diseases
such as:
• pneumonia;
• asthma;
• dengue;
• typhoid fever;
• malaria and others.
For well-being impacts, there are various types of consequences, which have
included impacts in areas of physical well-being, mental well-being and spiritual well-being. The last part is the sustainability impact, which includes issues
in areas of social-economic-environmental problems, including poverty,
deforestation, sand mining, environmental pollution, waste management, and
others.
Step 4 Identification of the Church, State and Communities Solutions
The fourth step is identifying Church-State-Community solutions. There
are two approaches. First, taking actions to provide the necessary climate
mitigation and adaptation measures such as sustainable farming and agriculture, implementation of the Small Management Area (SMA) or Marine
Protected Area (MPA) to the affected communities, the building of seawall,
dykes and climate-resilient infrastructure, reforestation initiatives and
others.
Second, promoting mitigation and adaptation policies. These policies may
include but are not limited to: