devin santikarma
catholic organization in indonesia responds to pope’s visit with climate action
indonesia is a country rife with biodiversity and natural resources. it is also a country where climate change is not a distant future, but a widespread reality. imagine if new york was sinking into the ocean, and you have jakarta, the nation’s coastal capitol and the fastest-sinking city in the world. when pope francis and the grand imam signed a joint declaration this summer calling for “decisive action” toward climate change, catholic communities all over the archipelago celebrated his arrival with their own climate-centered community action. in yogyakarta, catholic community organizers are working diligently toward climate action.