This piece is part of Oxfam in the Philippines’ initiative on climate adaptation and financing. Under its Economic Justice Programme, Oxfam works with the World Resources Institute (WRI), Overseas Development Institute (ODI), and Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (iCSC) under…
by: Jed Alegado Davao City, Philippines (March 6, 2013) —”My crops were all destroyed. It will take six years for the coconut plantations to be recovered,” said 80-year-old Epifanio Apsay Sr., a farmer and native of New Bataan, Compostella Valley…
Cateel, Davao Oriental (December 25, 2012) — Amidst the festivities and celebratory Christmas mood in the country, the Humanitarian Response Consortium and Oxfam in the Philippines continued with its Typhoon Pablo emergency response in Comspotela Valley and Davao Oriental. On…
New Bataan, Compostella Valley, Philippines (December 12, 2012) – “Government must allot funds for livelihoods recovery and food security of Typhoon Pablo’s affected communities.” This is based on results of the Humanitarian Response Consortium (HRC) and Oxfam’s assessment in the…
Farmers can greatly benefit from risk transfer mechanisms such as weather-based index insurance (WII) to deal with the impacts of climate change. According to a newly published policy report from Oxfam and its partners entitled “Braving the Uncertainties of the…
Manila, Philippines (December 10, 2012) —- “Safe water is an urgent need of affected families from the severely affected towns of Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental but livelihood and shelter also pose as urgent issues which should be dealt with”…
In celebration of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on October 13, Oxfam in the Philippines and its partners under ECHO spearheaded a social media campaign #icommittodrr. Here is a glimpse of the event held last October 12, 2012…
Oxfam and its partners under the European Commission on Humanitarian Aid department celebrates the International Disaster Risk Reduction Day on October 12, Friday. We’re calling all you to make your commitments to DRR! To find out please like: http://www.facebook.com/pages/icommittodrr/282765885168141?ref=hl and make your…
