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Exposed: Social vulnerability and climate change in the US Southeast
The new adaptation marketplace
Climate change and opportunities for green economic growth
Adaptation 101
How climate change hurts poor communities—and how we can help
People-centered resilience
Working with vulnerable farmers towards climate change adaptation and food security
Loyde Duncan talks about his life as a fisherman off the coast of Louisiana and the uncertainty that lies ahead.
Oxfam, local advocates protest plan to cut housing money
Using money earmarked for housing restoration is not the way to pay for a port expansion—not when hurricane victims still have no real homes to move into.
Learn how four communities around the world are fighting back against climate change, and how you can help.
The ones who feed the world
During a US speaking tour organized by Oxfam, four international farmers find common ground with their Iowa counterparts.
Oxfam's oil, gas, and mining program
Oxfam advocates just government policies and corporate practices in the oil, gas, and mining industries, and supports the right of communities to participate ...
Impact of climate change on response providers and socially vulnerable communities in the US
Federal disaster programs, plans, and policies seldom address climate change or social vulnerability. Homeland security policy could be revised to accommodate ...
Community-based human rights impact assessments: Practical lessons
Report from an international meeting, Canada 2010
An innovative housing program in the US Gulf Coast led by Oxfam America partner TRAC is taking housing in flood-prone areas to new heights.
You know about global warming. You may already be doing your part to protect the environment. But, climate change is a human issue too—it's hitting the ...
A race that together we're winning
Oxfam's water and sanitation program in Haiti has so far reached more than 300,000 people. Engineer Kenny Rae tells the story of one team's work in the ...
100 people pushed into poverty every minute by economic crisis
G20 must put fight against poverty at the center of global economic reforms
Global leaders must not squander historic opportunity for reform.
Gulf Coast government guide
A Directory of the National, State, and Local Officials Representing Coastal Mississippi
Fixing up the land, little by little
Farmer Lucas Izapo says it could take three or four more years to recover his land. Part III of III
Coffee cooperatives still rebuilding after Stan
How Guatamalan coffee cooperatives are recovering from heavy rains. Part I of III
Pacific Rim case against the Salvadoran government begins
Civil society group criticizes handling of dispute between mining company Pacific Rim and the Salvadoran government, says environmental issues and the rights ...
Signs point to success: reducing disaster risks in El Salvador
Thorough planning helps everyone reach safety in emergencies, even in the poorest communities.
The Andean challenge: getting there and catching your breath
At 16,000 feet above sea level, the air is thin in the mountain hamlets of Peru. Oxfam America and its partner, Asociación Proyección, are reaching out to ...
Fishermen prepare for the worst with BP oil spill
Gulf Coast communities deal with the spill's impact on livelihoods and worry about the recovery process.
Oil spill presents array of threats to Gulf Coast
Oxfam supports community efforts to respond to the spill.
Resilience and determination
Gulf Coast organizations defending worker and immigrant rights in the aftermath of Katrina
Rallying for rights
Farmworkers in North Carolina take their case to RJ Reynolds.
A house built on pilings – a lift house – can withstand hurricane-force winds and rains.
Business poised to push governments on climate deal
New tool helps communities focus on human rights
A new system will help community members do their own analysis of the effects of foreign investment on human rights.
Biloxi braces for an uncertain future
In a city already battling poverty and a legacy of severe hurricanes, the BP oil spill could bring a different kind of disaster.
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