- Support Global Food Security
- Over one billion people – one in every six – are suffering from hunger, a problem that will only get worse as climate change makes weather less predictable and farming more difficult. Women and children are often the hardest hit by hunger. In 2009 alone, hunger and malnutrition contributed to the death of more than 3 million children. No one should have to go hungry, and we have the tools to improve global food security.
- Take action on climate change
- In the last couple of weeks, the climate and energy bill, the one that we have been working for years to pass, was decimated by oil and coal special interests. Although the bill critically addresses the Gulf Coast oil spill, the fundamental issues of climate change and real energy reform were eliminated. If there was ever a time to for action, it’s now – and we need your help.
- Vulnerability and Climate Change in the US Southeast
- An interactive Web experience highlighting the intersection of climate hazards such as drought, hurricane winds, sea-level rise, and floods with socially vulnerable communities in thirteen southeastern states.
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New Senate climate bill welcomed, greater investments in the resilience of the hardest hit needed now
May 12, 2010 -
Climate change increasing poverty and vulnerability in Ethiopia
Apr 22, 2010 -
White House report highlights the critical need for innovative solutions to climate impacts
Mar 16, 2010 -
Historic moment, historic gathering, historic breakthrough?
Dec 18, 2009 -
Oxfam reaction to Clinton Copenhagen announcement
Dec 17, 2009 -
“Climate change undermining human rights on an unprecedented scale”
Dec 15, 2009 -
Business leadership vs. business as usual?
Dec 10, 2009 -
$200BN - The price of success in Copenhagen
Dec 07, 2009 -
Oxfam reaction to Obama announcement on Copenhagen travel
Dec 04, 2009 -
Grameen Foundation and Oxfam America release new report on climate change and microfinance
Dec 02, 2009
- Fight Hunger: Invest in Women Farmers Fact Sheet
- Hunger is about power. Its roots lie in inequalities in access to education and resources. And women—who produce most of the world’s food—face the greatest inequalities of all.
- Climate Change and Women Fact Sheet
- Climate Change and Security Fact Sheet
- Climate Change Fact Sheet
- Right now, global warming is affecting our entire planet—natural resources, wildlife, and people. And it’s the world’s poorest people who are bearing the brunt of the crisis.
- HARITA progress report: Jan 2010 - Jun 2010
- Rural resilience series
- HARITA Project Report: Nov 2007 - Dec 2009
- Rural resilience series
- More rice for people more water for the planet
- System of Rice Intensification (SRI)
- The Rain Doesn't Come on Time Anymore
- Poverty, vulnerability, and climate variability in Ethiopia
- The climate after Copenhagen
- Oxfam America’s assessment of the COP-15 and the road ahead.
- People-centered resilience
- Working with vulnerable farmers towards climate change adaptation and food security
- Exposed
- Social vulnerability and climate change in the US Southeast
- Adapting to climate change
- How building stronger communities can save lives, create jobs, and build global security
- Beyond Aid
- Ensuring adaptation to climate change works for the poor
- The new adaptation marketplace
- Climate change and opportunities for green economic growth
- Change the climate
- An action guide for creating equitable solutions to the climate crisis
- Climate Change House Party Guide
- Tools for hosting a high-impact event
- Sisters on the Planet Action Guide
- Four inspirational women and the fight against climate change
- Oxfam America's Walk for Climate Justice
- Toolkit for organizers
- Oxfam America House Party Guide
- Tools for hosting a high-impact event
- Oxfam America Organizing Guide
- Tips for taking action in your community
- Take Action: Fight for Climate Justice
- We've all seen the images on the evening news: the droughts, floods, hunger, and disease. Decades of greenhouse gas emissions have finally caught up with our climate—and it's the poorest among us who are worst affected.
- Menu of event ideas
- Want to do something to support Oxfam America’s work, but don’t know where to start? We’ve put together a wide range of time-tested event suggestions from Oxfam supporters around the country.
- Oxfam America Hunger Banquet® Event Script - Climate Change
- Use this script to guide your climate change-focused Hunger Banquet event.
- Hardest hit: Louisiana
- A house built on pilings – a lift house – can withstand hurricane-force winds and rains.
- Hardest hit: El Salvador
- “Healthy wells,” tightly sealed to keep out contamination after floods, provide clean drinking and cooking water for families.
- TCK TCK TCK - It's Time to Act on Climate Change
- With only 100 days to go until world leaders meet in Copenhagen to hammer out a global climate change treaty, Oxfam has launched a new video with Oxfam Ambassador and Hollywood actor Gael Garcia Bernal.
- In the grip of drought
- Ethiopians find ways to fight back
- Increased international funding needed in climate change legislation
- National Press Call - 05/20/2010. Leaders from religious, national security, development and conservation organizations called on Congress to provide immediate and significant investments for international adaptation solutions as part of a comprehensive climate change legislation.
- Exclusive video from Thao and Dianna Agron!
- Check out Oxfam’s exclusive premiere of "Body," the new music video from Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, directed by Dianna Agron of the hit TV show "Glee." Then take action in the fight against poverty and injustice.
- Hardest hit: Ethiopia
- A women-led early warning system helps herding families in the southern part of the country find ways to cope with drought.
- Hardest hit: Vietnam
- In response to drought, communities grow drought-resistant crops, raise alternative livestock breeds, and use water from a new reservoir.
- Drought early warning in Ethiopia
- Women's local knowledge is the key to an early warning system designed to lessen the impact of drought in Ethiopia.
- Hard earth, hard choices
- When drought hits, herders in southern Ethiopia sometimes have no choice but to sell the animals on which they depend.
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The rainy season has only just begun in Central America, but tropical storm Agatha has already lashed Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
Majora Carter: ‘Women represent a new vision’
The environmental justice advocate talks with Oxfam about poverty here and abroad, the need for climate change adaptation, and why women can lead the way in coming up with solutions.
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These influential women join Oxfam in calling for US climate legislation that meets the needs of the most vulnerable people, both at home and abroad.
Peruvian singers join worldwide campaign against climate change
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Millions face hunger as drought sweeps East Africa
Oxfam America is responding to the crisis with emergency assistance that includes food and cash-for-work programs that aim to help about 350,000 people.
As politicians debate action on climate change, Cambodians rally in the capital city
At the Wat Phnom event, they call on governments to meet the needs of poor countries already struggling to deal with the impacts of climate change.
African farmers have reclaimed farmland lost to drought in the Sahel, bringing hope for the future of this arid region and a model for fighting hunger worldwide.
Volunteers act up while time ticks down
With climate legislation in Congress, and the Copenhagen UN talks fast approaching, the Oxfam Action Corps fight for the people most affected by climate change.
Weather insurance offers Ethiopian farmers hope—despite drought
For the first time, poor farmers can now buy insurance for teff, a staple grain that feeds their families.
Medhin Reda's best asset is her own hard work
This farmer is trading her labor for an insurance premium to cover her teff.
Selas Samson Biru faces uncertainty with the seasons
But with weather insurance she doesn't have to worry so much about her teff harvest.
Gebru Kahsay relies on rain but has the security of insurance
If harvests fail because of poor rain, some teff farmers in Ethiopia now have a back-up plan.
Climate change affecting Peru right now
Farmers report changing weather and negative effects on livelihoods.
"Africa's future is up to Africans"
President Obama's first speech in sub-Saharan Africa hits important points on good governance, responsible use of natural resources, trade, and defeating poverty.
Ethiopia celebrates Earth Day with films, lectures, and discussions
Oxfam America helped to organize a three-day event that raised local awareness about the consequences of climate change in Ethiopia.
Oxfam hosts flagship conference on climate change adaptation
"Ready or Not?" brings together White House staff, climate experts, and community leaders, with a focus on building people’s resilience to the crisis.
In some areas around Acajutla, El Salvador, mangrove forests have been severely reduced—replaced by fill and the simple homes of some of the country's poorest residents.
