Muslim community must have a seat for global climate change discourse (commentary)

Earlier this year, the IPCC report released its catastrophic global warming report. As UN Secretary-General, António Guterres succinctly put it after the release, “our world needs climate action on all fronts – everything, everywhere, all at once.” This begins by having bold, honest, critical conversations and results in unique, creative, and hopeful solutions that are deeply connected to the histories and worldviews of communities, towards meaningful climate action.

As we approach COP28, there are some key issues and perspectives that need to be brought to the forefront of the climate change discourse. Two of these areas of focus need to be how Islamic world views can bring solution-based perspectives, and how Muslims globally are being impacted by climate change.