Tag: climate change
![Kwailau, Malaita Province, Solomon Islands: Adriana Wale, stands in her vegetable garden. Much of her usable land has been rendered unable to grow potatoes anymore after being inundated with seawater from rising tides. Adriana Wale - Image Credit: Collin Leafasia/Oxfam](https://www.oxfam.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Landing-page-header4.jpg)
IPCC report: climate change is already hurting the world’s most vulnerable
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This new report on climate change shows that the impacts of global warming are not something in the distant future, but are happening now. In fact those suffering the most from these consequences are the ones who contribute the less to climate change. Read more »
![Leitamat at her home in Vanuatu where she raises poultry and grows vegetables. Credit: Artur Francisco/Oxfam NZ climate justice web banner](https://www.oxfam.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/OXF063-Climate-Finance-BANNERS-2-1.jpg)
Climate justice is about more than emissions reductions
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Funding required to support low-income countries to mitigate and adapt to climate change, also known as climate finance, as well as funding to compensate for its irreversible consequences, known as loss and damage funding, is more important than ever. Read more »
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Keeping 1.5°C alive in the lead up to COP26
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In August we saw the release of the report from the International Panel on Climate Change. It provides the latest information on past warming and future warming projections, showing how and why the climate has changed to date, and including an improved understanding of how humans have influenced the climate. Read more »
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The hunger virus multiplies: Deadly recipe of conflict, Covid-19 and climate accelerate world hunger
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A year and a half since the pandemic began, deaths from hunger are outpacing
the virus. Ongoing conflict, combined with the economic disruptions of the
pandemic and an escalating climate crisis, has deepened poverty and
catastrophic food insecurity in the world’s hunger hotspots and established
strongholds in new epicentres of hunger. Read more »
![Oxfam in Ghana: Helping people change their lives, their communities and their nation. Photo: Nana Kofi, Oxfam OGB](https://www.oxfam.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/earth-day-blogfull-image.jpg)
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Beyond Covid-19: could we create a more sustainable world?
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What will the world’s response to the COVID-19 crisis mean for the two defining and interconnected challenges of our age: climate change and global inequality? Read more »
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Australia is learning firsthand what our neighbours have suffered for years
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The bushfires have shown us what climate change looks like. A reality millions are facing today all over the world. We reflect on the crisis and what we can do today. Read more »
![Oxfam at COP25 supporting bold and immediate action on climate change. Photo: Pablo Tosco/Oxfam Intermón Oxfam at COP25 supporting action on climate change](https://www.oxfam.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/petitionhandoverLR.jpg)
Madness in Madrid: What did the latest round of UN climate negotiations deliver?
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Is the UN conference on climate change doing its job? Our climate experts reflect on the discussions, lack of outcomes and hope for the future. Read more »
![Melbourne, Australia: Oxfam staff, including Sarah Rogan and Ula Majewski, participate in the schools climate strike at Treasury Gardens. The crowds were estimated between 100,000-150,000 people and labelled as Melbourne's biggest ever rally. Photo: Keith Parsons/Oxfam Australia Oxfam staff protesting in Melbourne with big smiles and colourful signs.](https://www.oxfam.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/RS98351_2019_Melbourne_ClimateStrike_KeithParsons-7-scr.jpg)
Our 10 favourite #ClimateStrike protest signs
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From clever and hopeful, to the funny and angry, our favourite signs from the #ClimateStrike Read more »
![Melbourne, Australia: Oxfam staff, including Gillian Bent and Derek Brown, participate in the schools climate strike at Treasury Gardens. The crowds were estimated between 100,000-150,000 people and labelled as Melbourne's biggest ever rally. Protesters at the Melbourne #ClimateStrike holding signs that say "Climate Chaos Fules Poverty", "Climate Justice Now" and "Dont be Fossil Fools"](https://www.oxfam.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Melbourne-climate-strike-blog.jpg)
350,000 of us went on #ClimateStrike – now what?
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Here are our top 5 take homes after the global #ClimateStrike Read more »
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Pacific Islands Forum 2019: Fun in Funafuti
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Advocacy Lead Simon Bradshaw reports back from the Pacific Islands Forum in Tuvalu Read more »