世界各地近年來與氣候相關的自然災害越來越多，且有越來越嚴重的趨勢。一些人道扶助與救援團體已開始關切此一現象，並實際採取行動，協助受害嚴重的地區人民因應氣候變遷引發的效應──包括超級颶風、嚴重乾旱、水患、森林消失、飢餓與缺水等現象。
人道救援機構「國際慈悲組織」（Mercy Corp）9月26日宣佈，他們將協助世界各地受害的居民因應全球暖化問題。該機構工作人員表示，情勢非常嚴峻，因為當前氣候造成的問題，有可能一夕之間摧毀他們數十年來協助地方建設的成果。
「國際慈悲組織」也開始關切自身對環境的影響，包括測量自己的碳足跡、努力做到「碳平衡」等，並把這項工作列為首要目標。該組織最近還發佈了一份碳足跡指南，列出十項減碳行動供其員工遵行。
普世教會協會（World Council of Churches，WCC）也表示：「氣候變遷議題不僅牽涉到國際間的正義，也牽涉到隔代正義的問題」。因此，他們考慮「在人均消耗量高的國家中加強行動，推動能源、產業與交通政策上的轉變，以減少80%的溫室氣體排放為目標。」
WCC並發表政策白皮書，建議成立一個國際性的基督教氣候基金，財源方面可要求各個教會若排放過多二氧化碳必須繳納費用，基金則用來支持南半球國家的永續發展與氣候因應計畫，並推廣南北半球共同轉換使用再生能源。
WCC表示：「我們希望能讓所有人改變生活方式，能夠享受傾聽自然之樂、人倫之樂；能夠藉由互相關懷、依靠、信任與團結來提供生活品質，而不是個人自主與物質財富的表象；能夠從精神面、群體感、連結與親密感來開展出生活的品質，而不是藉由單一向度的自我中心。」
The recent number and intensity of climate-related natural disasters worldwide has seized the attention of relief and development groups and they are taking action to help those most affected cope with the effects of climate change - severe hurricanes, droughts, floods, deforestation, and the hunger and thirst that follow.
The humanitarian aid agency Mercy Corps today announced that it will work to help vulnerable populations around the world deal with the effects of global warming. Mercy Corps staff say the stakes are high as decades of development work could quickly be undone by emerging climate-related problems.
Mercy Corps has also placed a priority on mitigating its own impact on the environment by measuring its carbon footprint and committing to becoming carbon neutral. The agency recently issued its footprint study along with a list of the top 10 steps staff can take to reduce carbon usage.
"Climate change is thus a matter of international and intergenerational justice." The World Council of Churches (WCC) says it "might intensify its promotion of a shift in energy, industrial and transportation policies particularly in countries with high per-capita consumption, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions up to 80 percent."
The WCC policy book suggests the creation of an international ecumenical climate fund, "based on payment by church members for their excess CO2 emissions (above equitable and sustainable levels) and to be used for supporting sustainable development and adaptation in the global South and the shift towards renewable energy in both North and South."
"We challenge all people to move towards a style of life that derives its quality from the attentive enjoyment of nature and human relationships, from mutual care, dependence, trust and solidarity instead of the illusions of individual autonomy and material wealth, from spirituality and feelings of community, connectedness and intimacy instead of one-dimensional self-centredness."
