Category: Food & climate change
Climate change is one of the biggest threats to ending global hunger. That’s why Oxfam and millions of people around the world are hungry for a fair climate.
Climate change is threatening your coffee
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What happens when climate change impacts on source products that are part of a global supply chain? Oxfam posed this question to three multinational corporations to find out what companies can do to support the farmers in their value chains to adapt. The boss of the world’s largest oil and gas company, ExxonMobil, recently described global […] Read more »
What is the state of our climate?
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by Oxfam intern Kim Ho The annual State of the Climate report has been released, revealing that both natural and human activities have influenced ocean warming, sea-level rise and temperature extremes over the past 100 years. The warming in Australia is consistent with global trends and cannot be explained by natural variability alone. “We have […] Read more »
The first steps in tackling climate change
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After putting my 4 month year old son to bed on Saturday night, my head hits the pillow. I’m fast asleep. I sleep deeply, albeit highly attuned to any cries or screams from down the hall way, as is the way with life in my house these days. I awake. July 1st. Something has changed… […] Read more »
The Kyoto Question
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Once again, the Kyoto question looks set to define Australia’s international standing on climate change, explains Oxfam Australia’s UN Climate Tracker Clancy Moore. Read more »
Helena Christensen’s ‘Meltdown’
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‘The human race is living beyond its means, and the people in my photographs are bearing the brunt of the impact,’ says Oxfam Ambassador Helena Christensen. Read more about Helena’s new photo-booklet ‘Meltdown’, released in time for the Rio+20 conference. Read more »
Stopping hunger in Sri Lanka: Sundaradevi’s story (part 2)
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She survived the floods and stayed strong when her husband left her. She got her land back after her father-in-law mortgaged it, and now she provides for her family by growing SRI rice and breeding chickens. Little wonder that Sundaradevi feels “both strong and confident” these days. Interview by Marion Reid Can you describe your […] Read more »
Stopping hunger in Sri Lanka: Sundaradevi’s story (part 1)
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This week, we introduce you to Alagaiah Sundaradevi, a single mother from the village of Dimbulagala. Unlike Chandrani and Indrani, Sundaradevi isn’t a home gardener (yet). Instead, she’s stopping hunger through SRI rice farming — an organic method of rice-growing that produces higher yields than the traditional method and is more resistant to flood and […] Read more »
Stopping hunger in Sri Lanka: Indrani (part 2)
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In part two of her interview, Indrani talks about being her family’s primary breadwinner, encouraging other villagers to start their own home gardens, and the joys of raising chickens. Read more »
Mother and daughter stoke climate change action in WA
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By sheer coincidence, a mother and daughter from the Western Australian town of Nannup have both organised ‘Land is Life’ exhibitions to raise awareness of the effects of climate change. Read more »
Stopping hunger in Sri Lanka: Indrani (part 1)
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After surviving the tsunami and years of poverty, Indrani is now thriving, thanks to her involvement in our home gardening program. Her inspiring story of transformation starts here. Read more »
