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- “It’s time we learned this lesson”
- Feature Story | Jul 26, 2011
- One year after the worst flooding in its history, Pakistan is still not prepared for this year’s monsoon floods and other natural disasters. More »
- Ready or Not
- Briefing Paper | Jul 26, 2011
- Pakistan's resilience to disasters one year on from the floods More »
- Collaboration in Crises
- Research Report | Feb 06, 2009
- Summary report: Lessons from the Oxfam International tsunami research program More »
- Deepening community engagement
- Research Report | Dec 03, 2008
- Tsunami research brief: A study of disaster preparedness programs in Sri Lanka that points to the importance of listening carefully to communities. More »
- Disaster Management Policy and Practice
- Research Report | Oct 01, 2006
- A tsunami research journal article More »
- OXFAMExchange Fall 2007
- Oxfam Exchange | Oct 15, 2007
- Moving Toward Lasting Solutions in Gambia More »
- Lessons in disaster management
- Research Report | Dec 01, 2008
- Tsunami research brief: An examination of the Sri Lankan government's disaster management policies, which contributed to planning and reform. More »
- OXFAMExchange Winter 2009
- Oxfam Exchange | Jan 15, 2009
- These are extraordinary times More »
- The Right to Survive
- Research Report | Apr 21, 2009
- The humanitarian challenge for the twenty-first century More »
- Cuba: Weathering the Storm
- Research Report | Apr 26, 2004
- Lessons in risk reduction More »
- Affordable housing needs to be part of disaster planning, says Oxfam America
- Press Release | Jul 21, 2006
- As new hurricane season arrives, urgent needs remain unaddressed More »
- Aid teams ready to respond as Cyclone Favio threatens more flooding in Mozambique
- Press Release | Feb 08, 2009
- International agency Oxfam has aid teams in flood-affected Mozambique on high alert as very intense category 4 Cyclone Favio approaches over the Indian Ocean, ... More »
- Oxfam America Launches $50 Million Fundraising Campaign
- Press Release | Nov 14, 2007
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- Oxfam: Peru Quake Reconstruction Effort Must Focus on Reducing Devastating Impact of Future Natural Disasters
- Press Release | Feb 08, 2009
- As Government develops its rebuilding plan, Oxfam sees potential for decreasing vulnerability to death and destruction when disaster strikes More »
- Number of people affected by climate disaster up 54 percent by 2015
- Press Release | Apr 21, 2009
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- After the China quake: Rebuilding schools, reducing risks
- Feature Story | Jun 01, 2008
- By providing temporary, earthquake-resistant schools, Oxfam will help restore education and a sense of normalcy to the lives of children in the quake-stricken ... More »
- Calling Caylloma: mountain radio connects far-flung herders
- Feature Story | May 30, 2007
- A newly installed network allows Peruvian herders to call for help fast. More »
- Coffee cooperatives still rebuilding after Stan
- Feature Story | May 03, 2007
- How Guatamalan coffee cooperatives are recovering from heavy rains. Part I of III More »
- Disaster resilience is useful now
- Feature Story | Dec 01, 2008
- Because disasters and development are intricately linked, disaster risk reduction projects can improve people's day to day lives. More »
- Early rains reveal vulnerability of many communities in El Salvador
- News Update | Jun 06, 2007
- The rainy season has only just begun and El Salvador is already mourning its first landslide victims. More »
- Hardest hit: Louisiana
- Video Link | May 25, 2010
- A house built on pilings – a lift house – can withstand hurricane-force winds and rains. More »
- Hardest hit: El Salvador
- Video Link | May 25, 2010
- “Healthy wells,” tightly sealed to keep out contamination after floods, provide clean drinking and cooking water for families. More »
- Saving Lives 24/7
- Emergency | Jul 04, 2012
- Oxfam is helping people survive catastrophes like hurricanes and earthquakes, and the dangerous upheavals of war. Learn about Saving Lives 24/7. More »
- Hardest hit: Ethiopia
- Video Link | May 25, 2010
- A women-led early warning system helps herding families in the southern part of the country find ways to cope with drought. More »
- Hardest hit: Vietnam
- Video Link | May 25, 2010
- In response to drought, communities grow drought-resistant crops, raise alternative livestock breeds, and use water from a new reservoir. More »
- Oxfam in the Horn of Africa
- Brochure | Sep 09, 2007
- Drought. Conflict. Low crop prices. These are among the realities that poor people across the Horn of Africa face on a daily basis. But with new tools for ... More »
- Oxfam in South America
- Brochure | Oct 10, 2005
- To their government officials and to the corporations who want to exploit their lands and natural resources, the indigenous and rural people of South America ... More »
- Oxfam in Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean
- Brochure | Dec 05, 2006
- All across this diverse and beautiful territory, new faces of leadership are emerging. Women, rural communities, and small farmers are adding their voices to ... More »
- With insurance, loans, and confidence, this Ethiopian farmer builds her resilience
- Feature Story | Oct 24, 2011
- Selas Samson Biru is using her entrepreneurial spirit--and the security she has from her insurance--to build a more secure future for her family. More »
- Impact of climate change on response providers and socially vulnerable communities in the US
- Research Report | Nov 03, 2010
- Federal disaster programs, plans, and policies seldom address climate change or social vulnerability. Homeland security policy could be revised to accommodate ... More »
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