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Rising seas must not erase countries from the map
Rising seas must not erase countries from the map DanChurchAid welcomes landmark UN protection of statehood and maritime rights but calls for finance to protect vulnerable communities The sea may redraw coastlines, but it must not erase countries from the map.” — Mattias Söderberg, Global Climate Lead at DanChurchAid NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, September 25, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Countries threatened by rising seas should retain their statehood, sovereignty, UN membership and...
Human security relies on adapting to the world’s new climate reality
Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio is a senior advisor on adaptation and resilience with the United Nations Foundation and Mattias Söderberg is global climate lead at Danish NGO DanChurchAid. Recent extreme events – from wildfires and heatwaves in Europe to flash flooding following a glacier collapse in Nepal - have shocked and devastated communities, bringing years of warnings about such climate impacts to the doorstep of communities around the world.
The FIFA World Cup puts climate change on the global agenda
Mathare 2024, Copyright: Jesper Houborg/DanChurchAid COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, June 29, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico is by far the most carbon-intensive tournament in football history.
PITCHES IN PERIL: FOOTBALL PITCHES IN MATHARE DEEMED UNPLAYABLE AS NEW DOCUMENTARY HIGHLIGHTS CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
Mathare, Kenya, 2024. Copyright: Jesper Houborg/DanChurchAid A new documentary and climate analysis highlights growing threats to grassroots football in Kenya and the opportunity to invest in climate adaptation.
Climate finance rising on paper — but not in reality, new analysis warns
Panam, a community in South Sudan. In recent years climate change has disrupted weather patterns in this region, making it increasingly difficult for communities to rely on traditional farming. Adaptation efforts are urgently needed. Photographer: Jesper Houborg. A new analysis from DanChurchAid shows that global climate finance growth largely reflects new counting methods, not more funding reaching communities.
Climate finance rising on paper — but not in reality, new analysis warns
News Provided By April 15, 2026, 05:00 GMT Panam, a community in South Sudan. In recent years climate change has disrupted weather patterns in this region, making it increasingly difficult for communities to rely on traditional farming. Adaptation efforts are urgently needed. Photographer: Jesper Houborg. A new analysis from DanChurchAid shows that global climate finance growth largely reflects new counting methods, not more funding reaching communities.
Wealthy countries fail to deliver on promises on climate adaptation despite rising global impacts
A new analysis from DanChurchAid shows that several wealthy countries fail to prioritise funding to help vulnerable communities adapt to climate change.
A chaotic COP30 plenary delivers a Hard-Fought Agreement
A chaotic COP30 plenary delivers a Hard-Fought Agreement “A Step Forward — But far from the Leap the World Needed,” says Mattias Söderberg This deal may be balanced for governments, but it is not yet balanced for the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. They needed more ambition — and they are still waiting.” — Mattias Söderberg, Global Climate Lead at DanChurchAid.
DanChurchAid: Football World Cup at Risk
Climate change is a threat that is now affecting the world of football as well. LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, November 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Right now, nations are securing their final places at the Football World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. But the fight on the field may prove to be the least of the challenges ahead.
Tax luxury air travel to fund adaptation and loss and damage
Mattias Söderberg is global climate lead at Danish NGO DanChurchAid Developing countries are set to need hundreds of billions of dollars a year to adapt to climate change but, at the moment, developed countries are providing them with just tens of billions of dollars. One solution to this ‘adaptation gap’ is a levy on premium flyers—covering business class, first class, and private jet travel.
Hope Must Be Kept Alive Amid Deep Divisions At UN Climate Talks
In spite of fossil fuels being low on the agenda, missing national climate targets, and gap reports spelling dark times ahead, we must stay hopeful. "The world is sleepwalking toward a dangerous future. But in spite of missing national climate targets, and gap reports spelling dark times ahead, we must stay hopeful.” — Mattias Söderberg, Global Climate Lead at DanChurchAid.
Adaptation is Life: Scaling up Financing for Adaptation on the Road to COP 30
Adaptation is Life: Scaling up Financing for Adaptation on the Road to COP 30 Join policy makers, business leaders, and solution-builders at high-level event in New York to accelerate adaptation finance on the road to COP-30! NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, September 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Climate disasters are intensifying faster than the finance meant to protect people.
Europe and Africa must push the boundaries on adaptation
Mattias Söderberg is global climate lead at DanChurchAid and Grace Mbungu is senior fellow for climate adaptation at the Africa-Europe Foundation. Denmark now has the EU presidency, and there is a busy climate agenda ahead.
COP29 climate finance talks must have a strong adaptation focus
Mattias Söderberg is global climate lead at DanChurchAid. Bertha Argueta is a senior advisor on climate finance and development at GermanWatch. Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio is a senior advisor on adaptation and resilience at the UN Foundation. Ana Mulio Alvarez is a researcher on adaptation at E3G. As COP29 unfolds in Baku, the urgency of addressing climate finance has never been more pronounced.
L’adattamento ai cambiamenti climatici è essenziale per la sopravvivenza: come accelerare l’azione della COP28
Ci sono prove sostanziali che dimostrano che gli investimenti nell’adattamento al climate change forniscono un forte ritorno e minimizzano i costi climatici in futuro, scrivono Mattias Söderberg e Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio. Mattias Söderberg è responsabile globale del clima per l’ufficio di gabinetto del Segretario generale di DanChurchAid. Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio è consulente senior per l’adattamento e la resilienza presso la United Nations Foundation.
Climate adaptation is survival: How to accelerate action at COP28
There is substantial evidence showing that investment in adaptation provides a strong return and minimises climate costs in the future, write Mattias Söderberg and Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio. Mattias Söderberg is global climate lead for the Secretariat of the General Secretary of DanChurchAid. Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio is a senior advisor for adaptation and resilience at the United Nations Foundation. The climate adaptation gap is now a full-blown emergency, the United Nations.
COP28 Blog: Will world leaders at COP28 care for Creation?
By Mattias Söderberg The UN climate summit, COP28, is just beginning. Over the next two weeks world leaders will take decisions which will affect our future. As Christians, we believe that we have duty to care for Creation as we should care for our neighbors and ensure that hope is kept alive. I do hope that world leaders share our concerns, and that they take responsibility for ensuring that we can manage the climate crisis we are facing.
Business as usual no longer an option
By Mattias Söderberg On September 20 the UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, invited the world to a Climate Ambition Summ- it. The headline is good, because we do need more ambition if we, as humanity, are going to manage the current climate crisis. But leaders have been talking about increased ambition for many years. It is now time for them to turn their words into real action. While the climate crisis is a reality, the majority of world leaders continue with business as usual.
Loss and damage - we need a pragmatic and science-based approach
The ongoing debate about climate-induced loss and damage is rife with conflicts. Different perspectives, political views, and ideologies make it difficult for parties to agree on a way forward. Since 2019, the Danish NGO DanChurchAid has been monitoring projects, implemented by our local partners, that address loss and damage. I believe our experience can provide some helpful perspective for the ongoing negotiations.
Identifying loss and damage is tough - we need a pragmatic but science-based approach
The ongoing debate about climate-induced loss and damage is rife with conflicts. Different perspectives, political views, and ideologies make it difficult for parties to agree on a way forward. Since 2019, the Danish NGO DanChurchAid has been monitoring projects, implemented by our local partners, that address loss and damage. I believe our experience can provide some helpful perspective for the ongoing negotiations.
Climate negotiators must speed up decisions
By Mattias Söderberg Today, June 5, the UN climate talks begin with a new round of negotiations in Bonn. Known as the SB58, the 58th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), runs from today until June 15. Time is running out for the world to handle the rapidly worsening climate crisis. So, what is on the table at these negotiations? And what is at stake?
Innovative climate funds from shipping and air traffic a win-win
By Mattias Söderberg The debate about innovative climate finance has been going on for years. Momentum is growing, and it is now time for ideas to become solutions. There are two concrete proposals on the table: to introduce levies on international transport – ships and planes. I believe that the proposals are win-win and ready to be rolled out. I hope governments will read this blog and be inspired by my recommendations. A global levy on maritime transport Let’s start with shipping.
The ups and downs of COP27
By Mattias Söderberg This year’s climate summit, COP27, is now over. As in the past, it was a complicated meeting. Participating countries had to prolong the negotiations by more than a day before a final agreement was reached. Where do we stand now, and has the summit made a difference to our climate? One good result Using a positive lens, COP27 ended with a good result. In fact, a historic good result.
Climate finance should not be made to compete with aid to Ukraine
Comment: As governments redirect emergency aid to Ukraine, they need to find additional funds for climate finance and not pitch the two crises against each other A little over four months ago, ministers from developed countries attending the Cop26 UN climate summit in Glasgow promised to scale up their climate support to developing countries. The promise was a critical part of the Glasgow Pact.
Four ways EU ministers can restore trust in climate finance
Climate finance is, as always in the global climate debate, expected to be a key topic at the next climate summit in Bonn, in November. The need for climate action support is obvious, but when the bill is up for discussion it is difficult to agree. Still, without progress in talks about climate finance it is difficult to reach agreement on other issues. On Tuesday, EU finance ministers meet in their Council, ECOFIN.
Multi-faith leaders target Pruitt with G7 call to respect creation | Climate Home - climate change news
On Friday, faith leaders from some of the biggest religions in the world met and agreed on a joint statement to G7 environment ministers, who meet in Italy this weekend. The statement – agreed by Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus and Buddhists – was formulated as a charter of values and actions, a message based on the belief that the world – nature, and the environment – is wonderful, and that we have a moral obligation to care for this miracle – the creation.
Climate change will increase flow of migrants to Europe
COMMENT: Grim death toll will get worse unless coordinated action is taken to tackle climate change, conflicts and poverty The tragic capsizing of yet another boat in the Mediterranean, crammed to the rafters with people seeking refuge in Europe, underlines the need for action in the region. But, it’s not only about helping migrants, or coming down harder on the people traffickers who organize the dangerous voyages from Africa to Europe. Climate change is also a contributing factor.
Why 2015 will be so important for our future
By Mattias Söderberg, co-chair of the ACT Advisory Group on Climate Change The world faces many challenges. The financial crisis, environmental crisis, poverty crisis, and not least a climate crisis. Luckily world leaders do acknowledge that there is need for action, and a number of different political processes are already ongoing with an aim to create a better and more sustainable world.
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