Paula has been at Christian Aid for nine years and has travelled extensively in the developing world, seeing the effects of climate change first hand, and has recently published a paper entitled "All creation groaning: a theological approach to climate change".

She said: "I am delighted that the Archbishop and the Church of England are showing their deep concern for the effects of climate change on the world's poorest people in this way. I am very much looking forward to working with them in highlighting the wider issues of poverty and injustice and in helping to inspire a real movement for change."

Paula Clifford is a Reader in the Oxford Diocese, and has written books on a variety of topics, as well as being a theatre critic for the Oxford Times.