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Reconciliation with Creation. An Experiential Workshop Along the Mekong River Jesuit Conference of Asia &Pacific. Participants: 44 Jesuits and Collaborators. Held July 11-15, 2011 Kampong Cham, Cambodia. On the banks of the Mekong River. Experiences of Participants.
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Reconciliation with Creation An Experiential Workshop Along the Mekong River Jesuit Conference of Asia &Pacific
Experiences of Participants • Gratitude for the gift of creation,experienced in the Mekong River • Visiting farming and fishing villages • Sharing reflections • Learning
Learning • Ecological crisis of the Mekong River • Our Jesuit ecological way of proceeding
Mekong River Crisis • Dams have been built and many more are planned. • The dams will adversely affect the migration of fish, inhibiting their feeding and spawning, threatening the economy of fishing communities. • The dams will reduce the beneficial seasonal flooding and harm agriculture. • 60 million people live in the basin of the Mekong River.
Jesuit Ecological Way of Proceeding • In brief – • Practice what we believe • Teach what we practice • Action for good governance
Workshop Action Planning • Planning ecologically responsible lives and communities • green campus projects for Jesuit schools • training for Jesuits and collaborators
Green campuses at Jesuit Schools • Evaluate campus buildings and management – energy efficiency, alternate energy, waste management – using a checklist of 38 points developed by Pedro Walpole, S.J. • Promote this evaluation at the annual meeting of AJCU (Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities-Asia Pacific Annual Meeting). • Promote conferences on ecology.
THANKS • To the workshop planners, organizers, translators, guides, facilitators, recorders, material providers, funders, etc. • And especially to -
Venue Provider:V. Rev. Antonio, M.E.P., apostolic prefect of Kampong Cham