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The challenges facing the people of Kiribati

The Climate Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) speaks to Claire Anterea, Pacific Calling Partnership and Phil Glendenning, Director of Edmund Rice Centre, Pacific Calling Parternship about the harsh challenges facing the people of Kiribati, their efforts to adapt to climate change and the increasing threat to their community and culture.

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South Sudan: Shaima Ali, a refugee and mother of four who is among Oxfam cash assistant program participant sitted outside her home feeding her daughter Fahima in Renk, South Sudan. Photo: Herison Philip Osfaldo/Oxfam

The East Africa Food Crisis: Understanding the Causes, Impacts and Response

The East Africa food crisis is one of the most urgent and complex humanitarian challenges in the world today. Right now, more than 56 million people across the region are...

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Mekko, Indonesia: Said (33) stands in front of his fishing boat. He now struggles to catch enough fish for his family's daily needs, due to climate change and the fish moving further and further out to sea. Oxfam acknowledges the support of the Australian Government through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP). Photo: Vikram Sombu/Oxfam

What Is Climate Change? What You Can Do to Help

Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperature, rainfall, wind and other elements of the Earth’s climate system. The climate has always changed over time. But what we’re seeing today...

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A section of the sea wall built by Martin Hau - Solomon Islands.

Who’s responsible for the climate crisis? Carbon Billionaires.

Who’s responsible for the climate crisis?  If you were asked that question, what would you say? It may make sense to say ‘everyone’. We all have a part to play...

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