In northern Ethiopia, weather insurance protects against drought
In Adi Ha, northern Ethiopia, a growing number of farmers now have a means of managing some of the region's unpredictability: weather insurance for their crops.
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Australia pricing pollution will impact global efforts on climate change
With the announcement of Australia’s plan to put a price on pollution still making headlines and creating debate, our Climate Tracker Clancy had the timely opportunity to meet with Australia’s Ambassador for Climate Change, Louise Hand in Canberra.
Dadaab: a crack in the sky
Nicole Johnston from Oxfam Great Britain is unexpectantly buoyed by the incredible energy that is generated by the half a million people living in Dadaab, the world’s biggest refugee camp.
Hungry? Be the first to tackle land grabs
In recent years, wealthy investors from across the globe have invested heavily in cheap farmland in poor countries, often for commercial use. Join the campaign to stop land grabs and GROW justice.
All hands to the pump
It's a race against time to get water equipment constructed before refugees arrive in a new camp near Dolo Ad, a village in the far south of Ethiopia, not far from the Somali border.
Habibo’s story
As famine creeps across southern Somalia, the Bay region is the latest area to be affected. Habibo, a widowed mother of three, fled the area after losing all her livestock to drought. She now lives in Mogadishu's crowded Badbado camp.
Harvesting a brighter future: Arun Shivkar, Director of SAKAV
In recent weeks, we've heard from poor Indian families about how Oxfam's local partner SAKAV has helped them turn their lives around. Now it's time for SAKAV's Director Arun Shivkar to tell his story.
3things 4 Africa and humanity
Our 3things youth project looks at the East Africa crisis and Sydney University's Humanitarian Week. Plus some clothes-swapping for a good cause! What 3 things can you do to change the world?
Cleaning to a new beat
A whole lot of shaking going on: in her latest dispatch from East Africa, Oxfam Australia's Chee Chee Leung describes the unique method refugees in Dadaab use to keep their jerry cans clean...
The highs and lows of aid work
I was recently on a trip with Barbara Stocking, the CEO of Oxfam Great Britain, who visited to see what was happening with Oxfam’s work in Cambodia. Travelling into the Northern provinces, we witnessed some highs and lows of development.
