climate change

Climate Change, Development and Energy Problems in South Africa: Another World is Possible

Much of South Africa is already arid or semi-arid and climate change is expected to increase temperatures and droughts and add to pressure on limited water supplies.read more

Oxfam celebrates the diversity and open debate at the World Social Forum in Belém

At a moment where many look for ways to tackle the global economic crisis, the World Social Forum has set a clear message: “the weight of the crisis cannot fall on the shoulderread more

Oxfam at the World Social Forum 2009: Solutions for the crisis should come from the bottom up

Oxfam International is participating at the 9th World Social Forum (WSF) in Belém, Brazil to share experiences and to strategize with other organizations and networks on waysread more

The EU passes climate change burden to world’s poorest

Europe’s refusal to commit money to help poor people cope with climate change could derail the chances of reaching a fair climate deal in Copenhagen, warned Oxfam Internationalread more

Oxfam at Davos – time for a rethink, not business at usual

Leaders meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week should seriously consider how the economic crisis can be a catalyst for new models of growth and a new way of doing busread more

The EU risks heading for another climate mistake, warn NGOs

Europe is trying to shirk its responsibility and pass the burden of dealing with the impacts of climate change onto the world’s poorest countries, Europe’s leading enviroread more

Ethiopia: National Forum to coordinate action on climate change

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The first National Climate Change Conference was held today in an effort to bring about coordinated and urgent action from all sectors on mitigation andread more

India: coping with flood situations

The Indian organization Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG) has documented practices around agricultural adaptation in flood prone areas.read more

Oxfam analysis of the Poznan Conference outcomes

The conference in Poznan was meant to be a key milestone between the start of negotiations in Bali last year and their conclusion at Copenhagen next year.read more

UN Climate talks: Adaptation finance cop out

Poznan, Poland – International agency Oxfam welcomed a step forward in negotiations to allow developing countries direct access to the Adaptation Fund, one of the most intractaread more

Delay kills: Disappointing climate negotiations leave millions of vulnerable people at risk

Poznan, Poland: The UN climate negotiations have not shown the urgency and political will needed to fight climate change and keep millions of people safe, Oxfam International said toread more

Europe deal will fail to tackle climate change – time to go back to the drawing board

Europe has undermined the global fight against climate change by passing a deal today that has been badly compromised by special interests, says international agency Oxfam.read more

Bold action on climate and recession needed from finance ministers

Poznan, Poland: International agency Oxfam called on finance ministers to undertake a concerted effort to address climate change and treat the climate crisis at least as seriously asread more

Global artists and leaders join Oxfam’s call for climate action in Poznan

Actor Scarlett Johansson, broadcaster Sir David Attenborough, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and singer-songwriter Angelique Kidjo are among 19 global figures to join Oxfam in a caread more

Gdansk Summit must restore Europe’s climate leadership

The Gdansk summit between French President Sarkozy and Central and Eastern European leaders risks fundamentally undermining Europe’s ambition to credibly tackle climate change, internread more

Business influence threatens EU climate ambitions, says Oxfam

Big business is pressuring the EU to water-down its climate ambitions including, most particularly, around the key issue of auctioning carbon permits, says international agency Oxfamread more

Canvas for Change

Oxfam's Canvas for Change exhibition at the UN Climate Change Conference demonstrates how climate change is directly impacting on people's lives.read more

Oxfam at the UN Climate Change Conference 2008 - expectations and aspirations

Oxfam Senior Policy Adviser, Antonio Hill, explains why Oxfam is in Poznan (Poland), and what the likely outcomes are from the negotiations on Climate Change currently being held by the Unite
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Found: $50 billion for adaptation needs

Innovative Financing Mechanisms Can Fund Adaptation Needs Without Breaking the BankPoznan, Poland—Negotiators at the UN climate change talks must urgently endorse innoread more

Turning Carbon into Gold

Recognizing that poor communities in developing countries are the least responsible for climate change but most vulnerable to its impacts, the Bali Action Plan calls for ‘new aread more

Quote of the Day: Andy Revkin Re-Evaluates Climate Change

Andy Revkin of the New York Times at Columbia University on

Urgent global climate action needed in Poland

New Oxfam report calls for Turning Point in the UN Climate Negotiations at Poznan Poznan, Poland: Climate change will increase global poverty and halt &ndasread more

Climate, Poverty, and Justice

  • Climate change is the number one threat to human development.
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Cool Eco-Campaign: Climate Change Melts Man in Buenos Aires

Photo: Red Cross of Argentina

The World is Watching You

This year, the United Nations Climate Change Conference is taking place in Poznań, Poland 1-12 December 2008.
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Battery Stadium Sustainability Tour on 12/4

If you’d like to see how a local business is transforming itself into a sustainability icon, look no further than the Charleston Battery Stadium.

Why is Oxfam calling for urgent action on climate change?

The catastrophic effects of climate change are hitting the poorest people first and worst.read more

European leadership lacking ahead of global climate talks

Brussels, 25 November 2008 – Europe will face major embarrassment at international climate change talks next week if it fails to live up to its commitment to tackle global warmread more

Oxfam response to EU decision on €1bn for world’s poorest farmers

Oxfam welcomes the EU’s €1bn for the world’s poorest farmers, finally agreed to after long negotiations.read more

Face the Music - video

Climate change hits poor people fir
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