The carbon footprint of the world’s one billion poorest people represents just 3 percent of the global total. Yet as climate change advances, poor communities are hardest hit. Not only do we have a responsibility to avoid doing harm to others, we must help them adapt.
Through an Oxfam project, farmers in Nepal receive instruction on techniques to adapt to a harsh climate in order to feed their families and earn a living.
As increasing numbers of people become vulnerable to climate-induced weather shocks, Oxfam America and Visa will explore expanding a program that enables the delivery of more financial support to vulnerable communities in advance of disasters.
East Africans already coping with a humanitarian crisis are hit by El Niño rains. Oxfam is responding with partners to assist people affected by floods; how you can help.