Boku and Caritas in the fight against poverty and climate - press conference on June 17th!

Boku and Caritas in the fight against poverty and climate - press conference on June 17th!

Ungargasse 38, 1030 Wien, Österreich - Today, on June 11, 2025, cancel the BOKU University A common Initiative for reducing poverty and CO₂ emissions. This partnership aims to integrate social responsibility and ecological sustainability into projects in the global south. The relaunch of the climate protection platform "Boku X Caritas" should help to tackle the challenges of poverty and climate protection at the same time

The main goal of the initiative is to reduce poverty and at the same time achieve measurable ecological advantages. The scientific support and evaluation by the Boku University will be of central importance. Companies and private individuals have the opportunity to make climate protection contributions through donations.

future press conference

On June 17, 2025 at 11:00 a.m., a press conference will take place in the Magdas Hotel, Hungargasse 38, 1030 Vienna. Here Eva Schuley-Steindl, Rector of Boku University, Alexander Bodmann, Vice President of Caritas, and Elisabeth Kneissl-Neumayer, Managing Director of Kneissl Touristik, are expected as a conversation partner. The conference will also include a demonstration of climate protection projects in South Sudan, especially to emphasize energy -efficient cooking stoves that are used there.

For media representatives, an accreditation is recommended at press@caritas-austria.at.

sustainable development and poverty control

The initiative of Boku and Caritas is started against the background of the discussions about the connection between poverty control and climate protection. There is always criticism of the priorities between survival and long -term environmental goals. The Caritas emphasizes that environmental protection should be seen as an opportunity for sustainable development. It is of great importance to implement strategies that offer immediate advantages, such as reducing the costs for clean energy and increasing the harvest income through sustainable agriculture.

The goal is clear: climate protection measures should support and do not hinder the fight against poverty. The urgent needs of the communities concerned must be recognized. Countries in the global north are also required to make their contribution to climate protection.

As part of the Agenda 2030 , which propagates a new understanding of global prosperity, climate protection, sustainable development and poverty fighting are considered closely related challenges. This agenda demands that the weakest and most vulnerable are particularly taken into account and that no one is left behind ("Leave No One Behind"). In order to successfully implement the formula of the 2030 Agenda, intensive international cooperation is required.