Climate Change, Conflict and Gender

(L-R: Dr Husna Ahmad OBE, Ndelika Mandela, Dayo Israel, Canon Dr Charlotte Bannister-Parker, Josephine Chiname - the panel for ‘Climate Change, Conflict and Gender: The Critical Role of Faith Leaders)

On Friday, 15th March 2024, Hope4Creation founder Canon Dr Charlotte Bannister-Parker presented some of our charity’s key aims and motivations at the 10th Annual Commonwealth Africa Initiative Summit, as part of a panel discussion titled ‘Climate Change, Conflict and Gender, The Critical Role of Faith Leaders’. 

The panel discussion took place on the last day of the Summit, which celebrates and promotes the role of African nations as central to the sustainable future of the Commonwealth. 

The keynote speaker on the panel was Ndelika Mandela, founder of the Thembekile Mandela Foundation and board member of the event’s co-hosts, Faith For Our Planet (FFOP). Alongside Charlotte, Ms Mandela was joined by Dr Husna Ahmad OBE: CEO of GlobalOne and Co-Chair of the UN Inter-agency Task Force on Religion and Development’s Multi-Faith Advisory Council, and Josephine Chiname: Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

The discussion was Moderated by FFOP's Honorary Youth Fellow, Dayo Israel and explored the potential for religious women in the leadership of global, equitable climate action. The event was livestreamed and the full panel is available now on the Faith For Our Planet Youtube channel.

The H4C team were thrilled at the opportunity to share ideas and make connections with other influential women motivated by the huge potential of interfaith action for achieving climate justice. In keeping with our mission to inspire people from all faith backgrounds to move from intention to eco-action, we are planning a series of appearances at others’ events as well as our own H4C conferences and retreats. To find out about all upcoming H4C events, please get in touch.