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.
Climate change in the Pacific at Federation Square
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From May 1-7, Oxfam’s images of climate change in the Pacific will be on display in Melbourne’s Federation Square. Read more »
Faces of Climate Change: Lekea’s story
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In 2010 we met Lekea Bornea, a farmer from the Oromia region in Ethiopia, who is feelings the effects of changing weather patterns and is the focus of our latest ‘Faces of Climate Change’ short film. Read more »
Thanks for your help in getting our message to the IMO!
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We asked you to send us your messages to the IMO via Twitter and on our blogs, and we printed the best ones on to origami boats and boat costumes that we greeted delegates with as they entered the meeting. We certainly got their attention! Read more »
The faces of climate change: Helen
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Welcome to our very first ‘Faces of Climate Change’ video for 2011, featuring the moving story of Helen Henry, a mum and community leader, from Hamilton in south-western Victoria. Read more »
I love a sun-powered country
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Oxfam’s Brisbane climate change rally on 9 April was a great success, with inspiring speakers and a general consensus that the Australian government needs to act on this important issue, reports volunteer Claudia Wolender. Read more »
King Tide in Tuvalu
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In February 2011, award-winning photographer Rodney Dekker visited Tuvalu to record the impact of the king tides. Read more »
Put a Price on Pollution – Save the Humans
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Last week in Perth Oxfam joined with other human rights and environmental groups to host a very successful climate change rally where we eclipsed the climate change sceptics rally (held the same day) both in number and logic. Read more »
Brisbane hearts warm to climate plight of people of the Pacific
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By Oxfam Campaigns Brisbane intern Madeline Smith Climate change was a popular topic of conversation this past week at the Bleeding Heart Café Gallery in Brisbane. The gallery was the first in Queensland to host the remarkable photo exhibition ‘Land is Life’ by award winning photographer Rodney Dekker. A series of ‘Land is Life’ exhibitions […] Read more »
Coastal erosion and polluted ground water on Tuvalu
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The small and utterly remote island of Nukufetau, Tuvalu, is severely affected by coastal erosion and water scarcity. Many of the islanders can’t afford expensive rainwater tanks and are forced to drink polluted ground water. Read more »
Fill the fund: Send your climate messages to the UN
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Last year the climate talks in Cancun saw the successful establishment of a global Climate Fund, one of our core campaigns asks last year. You can help make sure the Climate Fund is filled with cash so it can provide life-saving support to help the world’s poorest people fight the effects of climate change. Read more »
