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 aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban City, the Philippines. The typhoon killed more than 6,000 people and left 4 million homeless. Photo: Chee Chee Leung/OxfamAUS Philippines haiyan drr](https://oxfamautest.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Philippines-haiyan-drr.jpg)
Sendai Update: Will the World’s New Disaster Risk Reduction Deal Be An Empty Promise?
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What do you call a plan with no agreement on how to finance it? In the US government, the nasty epithet for such a thing is an “unfunded mandate.” In other spheres, there are simpler descriptions: incomplete, incoherent, and irresponsible. Read more »
![Ipaishe inspects her field of wheat, not yet ready for harvest. Photo: Annie Bungeroth/Oxfam International Women's Day. Photo: Annie Bungeroth/Oxfam](https://oxfamautest.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IWD_ClimateChange_648x431.jpg)
Women leading the fight against climate change
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Climate change affects us all, but it often impacts women the hardest. In many parts of the world it tends to be women who grow the family’s food, fetch fuel and water, and bring up the children. It’s women who are most likely to be in harm’s way when disaster strikes. So when clean water becomes harder to find during a drought, or when crops are destroyed by floods, it’s often up to women like Ipaishe to find solutions. Read more »
![20–25 typhoons will impact The Philippines every year. Photo: Caroline Gluck/Oxfam 20–25 typhoons will impact The Philippines every year. Photo: Caroline Gluck/Oxfam](https://oxfamautest.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/FebAppeal_Bopha_CarolineGluck_Oxfam_648x431.jpg)
Disasters are increasing on a global scale
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As natural disasters are increasing globally in both frequency and impact, Oxfam’s work in vulnerable countries like The Philippines has become even more critical. According to the World Bank, every dollar invested in preparing for natural disasters now can save seven dollars in recovery costs in the future. Read more »
![Photo: Lilia Malinao, 72 years old, runs the local Women's farmer group in Sitio Matinao (meaning clear water as near to a spring), Alamada. Photo: Tessa Bunney/Oxfam Lilia Malinao, 72 years old. Photo: Tessa Bunney/Oxfam](https://oxfamautest.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/FebAppeal_Lilia_TessaBunney_Oxfam_648x431.jpg)
Lilia is prepared for the worst
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Vulnerable communities in The Philippines are struggling to cope with increasingly unpredictable and extreme weather. But, thanks to your support, women like Lilia (pictured) can have an amazing impact. Read more »
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Help Josephine prepare for disaster
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Like eight in every ten families in The Philippines, Josephine’s has been impacted by natural disaster. After a tornado struck one night her family lost their crops and livestock- everything they were depending on to get through the months ahead. But this wasn’t a one-off event. Josephine lived through three natural disasters in the following five years. Read more »
![Solar energy is bring power to people in remote areas like Futuna in Vanuatu. Photo: Nic Maclellan/OxfamAUS
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Powering up against poverty: coal fired power is not the solution
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Emissions produced from burning coal for power are the single biggest driver of climate change. And climate change is a major threat in the fight against hunger. If Australia truly wishes to help bring low-cost energy to the world and build a bright economic future for itself, it’s time we stopped exporting dirty coal and promoting it as a false solution to poverty. Read more »
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2014 the hottest year globally since records began
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Recently NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced 2014 as the hottest year globally since records began. A staggering 14 of the 15 hottest years on record have all occurred since 2000. With 2015 set to be a defining year for international action on climate change, it’s now Australia’s turn to step up. Read more »
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What has ANZ done (and not done) on land grabs?
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People often tell us that the bank response to their email about land grabs is confusing and full of jargon. Lately we’ve had a lot of questions about ANZ. Below is a recap of what ANZ has done, and not done, since Oxfam launched its Banking on Shaky Ground report in April. Read more »
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The end of UNFCCC COP20 in Peru: What will it take for governments to act?
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After two weeks of splitting hairs over key elements of a new climate treaty at the UN climate talks here in Lima, governments failed once again to put the world on a pathway to keep global warming under control. It is sobering to think that this same process of UN climate negotiations started 20 years ago! What will it take for governments to act? Read more »
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Biggest march in Peru in 20 years: thousands demand action against climate change
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With just two days to go at the UN Climate Conference in Lima and in the biggest march in Peru in the last 20 years — thousands of people took to the streets yesterday to demand action against climate change. Read more »