Research & reports

Gender justice in disaster response
Research Report | Dec 01, 2008
Tsunami research brief: An examination of good practices and challenges for aid providers in promoting gender equity in India during and after the tsunami.

Sheltering people after disasters
Research Report | Dec 01, 2008
Tsunami research brief: An assessment of shelter conditions in India that led to the release of government funds for repairs.

Improving livelihoods after disasters
Research Report | Dec 01, 2008
Tsunami research brief: Studies of paddy agriculture and the coconut fiber industry in Sri Lanka point to ways aid providers can help improve incomes.

Out of Site
Research Report | Oct 01, 2008
Building better responses to displacement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by helping host families

For a Safer Tomorrow
Research Report | Sep 29, 2008
This report, based on Oxfam International's experience in most of the world's conflicts, sets out an ambitious agenda to protect civilians in times of warfare.

Field Report from Mozambique
Research Report | Sep 23, 2008
Smart Development in Practice Series

From Poverty to Power
Research Report | Aug 25, 2008
For the US to become a global leader in smart development, it should focus on strengthening responsible and effective states and helping active citizens to foster equitable economic growth through their own efforts.

Mirror on America
Research Report | Aug 22, 2008
How the state of Gulf Coast recovery reflects on us all—Oxfam's report on the status of Gulf Coast recovery three years later.

Field Report from El Salvador
Research Report | Jun 26, 2008
Smart Development in Practice Series

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Mining Sector in Peru
Research Report | Apr 22, 2008

Perceptions of Poverty from the "Poor," Conceptions of Poverty from the "Poor"
Research Report | Apr 15, 2008
This executive summary presents the broader lessons from APPPA's findings and documents a sample of the vast selection of personal understandings of poverty from people living in Afghanistan. By providing these first-hand perspectives, the APPPA aims to contribute to increasingly relevant, effective poverty reduction projects.

Golden Rules
Research Report | Mar 31, 2008
Around the world, large-scale metals mining takes an enormous toll on the health of the environment and communities. Gold mining, in particular, is one of the dirtiest industries in the world.

Falling Short
Research Report | Mar 25, 2008
The prospects for peace in Afghanistan are being undermined because Western countries are failing to deliver on their promises of aid to the tune of $10 billion and because aid going to the country is used ineffectively, according to this report by ACBAR, an alliance international aid agencies--including Oxfam--working in Afghanistan.