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Growing food in a changing climate

Food & climate change, In the field article written on the 29 Aug 2014

In August, Shirley Laban (Oxfam) and Mala Silas (CARE International in Vanuatu), visited Australia to share their stories on how local communities are meeting the challenges of climate change.

In Melbourne, Hobart, Brisbane, Canberra and Sydney, these amazing women spoke up for the need for governments to move forward on climate change.

If you missed out, you can now listen to the audio from the ‘Growing food in a changing climate‘ Melbourne event.

Oxfam and CARE International in Vanuatu are both part of the Vanuatu NGO Climate Change Adaptation Program – a consortium of local and international organisations working together across nine islands of Vanuatu to support communities with building resilience to climate change.

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