Clerics should join climate campaigns

Environmentalists are delighted that wetlands like Lubigi and other water catchments are being restored.

However, floods, heat waves and dry spells elsewhere in the world throw a harsh light on the urgency of climate action. 

Amid the despair comes a flicker of hope, not from a scientific breakthrough or a political or climate summit, but from an unexpected source: a statement issued by an Imam at a function I attended recently. 

This announcement, calling for environmental protection, is a reminder that faith can be our one of the most potent…