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The Biden administration is set to spend between $70,000 and $100,000 on a little-known program teaching religious leaders in Pakistan how to fight climate change, federal funding documents show.
The taxpayer-backed initiative is through the State Department and is expected to begin in October 2024 for at least one year, according to the records. It is aimed toward “50 religious leaders” because “they have the moral authority to call on people and businesses to consider the environmental impact of their activities, to reduce their carbon footprints and to find ways to cope with the growing impact of climate change,” the Daily Caller reported.
“The project intends to educate clerics and religious leaders of different faiths — including Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, etc. — in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa about climate change and to create awareness about its impact,” the State Department said in grant documents. “These clerics will serve as messengers, imparting the knowledge to congregations through Friday sermons, Sunday masses and other religious gatherings. By seamlessly integrating climate change education into religious discourse, the project will promote sustainable practices and a culture of environmental consciousness throughout KP.”
The Statement Department document also states in their summary about the project:
The grantee will identify 50 religious’ leaders of different faiths from the Peshawar, Malakand and Hazara regions. A baseline survey will be conducted to assess their knowledge of climate change and environmental issues. The grantee will develop a curriculum in collaboration with but not limited to, different government departments, NGOs, and academic experts. The curriculum will have a series of trainings involving religious clerics and will be held in the Peshawar, Malakand and Hazara regions. At the end of the program, the grantee will conduct a post-project survey to assess knowledge gained during the project.
This NOFO aims to address the above-mentioned issues by training religious leaders from different faiths to enhance their knowledge of climate issues so they can serve as community resources and create greater awareness among their congregations on combating climate change and protecting the environment.
The U.S. State Department touts their climate change concerns and explains how they plan to get Pakistani religious leaders on board to help push it out to the masses:
Changing seasonal weather patterns, rising temperatures, variability of monsoons and melting of glaciers in the north — compounded with recurrent extreme weather events and natural disasters — are just some of the effects of climate change that Pakistan has been forced to contend with in recent years. Pakistan is frequently plagued by heat waves, droughts, floods, landslides, and storms.
According to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics released in May 2021, 96.47% of Pakistanis are Muslims, 2.14% Hindus, 1.27% Christians, 0.09% Ahmadi Muslims and 0.02% others. Religious leaders play influential roles in approving government initiatives and social norms. Credible and trustworthy, these clerics are respected opinion leaders and can play a larger role in effective outreach to combat climate change. They have the moral authority to call on people and businesses to consider the environmental impact of their activities, to reduce their carbon footprints, and to find ways to cope with the growing impact of climate change.
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