Category: Food & climate change
Climate change is one of the biggest threats to ending global hunger. That’s why Oxfam and millions of people around the world are hungry for a fair climate.
The Kyoto Question
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Once again, the Kyoto question looks set to define Australia’s international standing on climate change, explains Oxfam Australia’s UN Climate Tracker Clancy Moore. Read more »
Helena Christensen’s ‘Meltdown’
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‘The human race is living beyond its means, and the people in my photographs are bearing the brunt of the impact,’ says Oxfam Ambassador Helena Christensen. Read more about Helena’s new photo-booklet ‘Meltdown’, released in time for the Rio+20 conference. Read more »
Stopping hunger in Sri Lanka: Sundaradevi’s story (part 2)
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She survived the floods and stayed strong when her husband left her. She got her land back after her father-in-law mortgaged it, and now she provides for her family by growing SRI rice and breeding chickens. Little wonder that Sundaradevi feels “both strong and confident” these days. Interview by Marion Reid Can you describe your […] Read more »
Stopping hunger in Sri Lanka: Sundaradevi’s story (part 1)
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This week, we introduce you to Alagaiah Sundaradevi, a single mother from the village of Dimbulagala. Unlike Chandrani and Indrani, Sundaradevi isn’t a home gardener (yet). Instead, she’s stopping hunger through SRI rice farming — an organic method of rice-growing that produces higher yields than the traditional method and is more resistant to flood and […] Read more »
Stopping hunger in Sri Lanka: Indrani (part 2)
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In part two of her interview, Indrani talks about being her family’s primary breadwinner, encouraging other villagers to start their own home gardens, and the joys of raising chickens. Read more »
Mother and daughter stoke climate change action in WA
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By sheer coincidence, a mother and daughter from the Western Australian town of Nannup have both organised ‘Land is Life’ exhibitions to raise awareness of the effects of climate change. Read more »
Stopping hunger in Sri Lanka: Indrani (part 1)
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After surviving the tsunami and years of poverty, Indrani is now thriving, thanks to her involvement in our home gardening program. Her inspiring story of transformation starts here. Read more »
The Island President
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Oxfam is excited to be teaming up with the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival to present “The Island President”, an incredible documentary about former President of the Maldives and climate change activist, Mohamed Nasheed. Read more »
Winners and losers in the Durban climate deal
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In the early hours of Sunday morning, governments meeting at the UN climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, set a path towards a new legally binding agreement for all countries to cut emissions. But the deal struck does little to meet the needs of poor people fighting climate change right now, and risks blurring […] Read more »
Durban climate talks: how it all ended…
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As the Durban climate talks entered into overtime early on Sunday morning, many delegates were sleeping under tables or on desks or chairs, waking occasionally to the sound of people clapping a good speech from a negotiator. Negotiations seemed at a stand-off, with many countries unhappy with the proposal for the future of the Kyoto […] Read more »
