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A tiny seed and a big idea
Insurance for Ethiopia's farmers
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.
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.
Oxfam America awarded Rockefeller Foundation grant for climate change resilience in poor countries
Protect Community Rights and Resources Fact Sheet
Over 60 percent of the world's poorest people live in countries rich in natural resources—but they rarely share in the wealth. Too often, poor communities have ...
In the grip of drought
Ethiopians find ways to fight back
OXFAMExchange Spring 2009
The power of resilience
The Right to Survive
The humanitarian challenge for the twenty-first century
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
The climate after Copenhagen
Oxfam America’s assessment of the COP-15 and the road ahead.
A fresh look at the green economy
Jobs that build resilience to climate change
Now More Than Ever: Climate talks work for those who need them most
The world’s governments are gathering in Cancun, Mexico, for the next round of global climate negotiations amid much apathy and disenchantment with the ...
Follow the Money
Standing at the pump, watching the numbers tick away, do you ever wonder where the money goes? People on the other end of the pipeline are wondering too.
Copper in the Clouds
In Peru, local governments, community leaders, and farmers say the proposed Rio Blanco Copper Mine would be devastating to local communities. Where drinking ...
Standing up for justice
In 2005, thousands of unarmed Peruvians peacefully protested against the Rio Blanco Copper Mine. Cleofé Neyra describes how she and 27 others were tortured and ...
Water is life
High in the cloud forest of Piura, local communities understand the importance of the area's water and medicinal plants. They warn the proposed Rio Blanco ...
A new generation
Meet Eneyda, a young Machiguenga woman navigating the confusing waters connecting her remote indigenous community, and the environmental threats and economic ...
Sabodala: Poverty in a land of gold
In Senegal, a gold mine has displaced farmers from their fields, leaving hundreds without jobs or a decent way to make a living. Oxfam America's partner is ...
Oxfam and partners hail Ghana for enacting law on petroleum revenue
As Ghana joins the league of oil producing nations, Oxfam America and its local partners congratulate the country for putting in place the legal framework for ...
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 ...
Ghana adopts West African mining principles
After almost two years of its enactment by West Africa’s regional body, Ghana joins Senegal in adopting the principles on mining in the region.
Community-based human rights impact assessments: Practical lessons
Report from an international meeting, Canada 2010
Relief agency hails Obama's historic endorsement of indigenous people's rights
Oxfam: Last minute package breathes life into UN climate talks
Big challenges remain for managing Ghana's oil future
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