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"We are united"
An indigenous Q'eq'chi community in Guatemala struggles to defend its agricultural land.
Bolivian legal research organization firebombed
Oxfam America's South America regional office expressed concern and sympathy regarding the attack on the Centre for Legal Studies and Social Research (CEJIS) ...
Oxfam welcomes appointment of Stern on climate
President-Elect Obama's commitment to re-engage in global climate talks praised
Rodolfo Pocop: an indigenous perspective on mining in Guatemala
New economic realities in Central America reveal strong concerns about the future of Mayan culture.
Peruvian village sees pollution, few benefits from gas pipeline project
Gas spills and lack of attention to community development raise questions in the forest villages of indigenous people affected by the Camisea pipeline.
Papua New Guinea: "The islands are shrinking"
The low-lying Carteret Islands are disappearing under a rising Pacific Ocean, and their 2,500 inhabitants face an uncertain future.
New attention on ChevronTexaco case
President of Ecuador speaks out on environment as indigenous leaders press for justice at shareholder meeting.
Interview: Pablo Fajardo
Pablo Fajardo is the Amazon Defense Front's legal coordinator for the case against Texaco.
In cyclone-ravaged Bangladesh, worst may be yet to come
As Bangladesh begins to recover from Cyclone Sidr, a changing climate means that more disasters lie ahead.
In Cambodia, climate extremes threaten an ancient community
Unpredictable floods are destroying the rice crops of the Cham people, forcing families to migrate in a search for survival.
Farmers battle effects of changing seasons
In Papua New Guinea, generations of farming knowledge can no longer guarantee subsistence farmers a stable food supply.
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.
Conflict surrounds expansion of Peru gold mine
Local communities turn to legal measures to protect land, water.
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.
OXFAMExchange Spring 2002
Oxfam launches the Make Trade Fair campaign
OXFAMExchange Fall 2002
What's in your coffee? Oxfam's coffee campaign. Plus Afghanistan, Make Trade Fair campaign, and the Hopi people's struggle for clean, safe drinking water.
OXFAMExchange Fall 2003
Ross Gelbspan on Climate Change, The Fast for a World Harvest Turns 30, Hurricane Mitch Five Years Later
OXFAMExchange Winter 2005
Come Together: Building a movement to overcome poverty and change the world
Oxfam funds fuel-efficient stoves that help women
A $132,000 program helps thousands of displaced women stay safer in Darfur by providing 4,200 households with fuel-efficient stoves.
On the front lines of climate change: Nicaragua's Miskitos people
Central America's Miskitos Indians have been living in harmony with their remote jungle environment for centuries, but now they are falling victim to greater ...
Mountain-grown barley helps Peru herders keep their alpacas strong
Herders at high altitudes are now growing fields of barley and oats to help tide their livestock over during harsh winter weather.
Letting gravity do the work, Oxfam irrigates pastures in Peru
Sprinklers help herders grow grass for their alpacas in the Andes.
Interview: Mario Rodriguez
Mario Rodriguez, 40, an economist specializing in intellectual property, works for CIDECA, an Oxfam partner in Guatemala.
Interview: Humberto Piaguaje
Humberto Piaguaje is the representative of the Secoya people to the Assembly of Delegates of Communities Affected by Texaco.
Food on the table and savings on hand
An innovative agriculture technique is producing 50-150 percent more rice and increasing the incomes of more than 80,000 people.
Number of people affected by climate disaster up 54 percent by 2015
Holding onto the mangroves
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 ...
Guardians of culture hold key to change
Local traditional healers work to transform views of women—and their role in Mozambique society.
Going organic to cope with a changing climate
To protect their crops from drought and pests, small-scale farmers in The Philippines are pioneering new organic farming techniques.
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