Building back resilient economy for Pablo hit areas remain a challenge
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 Posted in Bloggers, Climate Change, Disaster preparedness, Food Crisis, Mindanao | No Comments »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 which ...
Typhoon Pablo’s agri damage reaches P11.57-B mark; HRC and Oxfam call on government to allot funds for food security and livelihoods recovery
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012 Posted in Climate Change, Emergencies, Food Crisis, Women in Emergencies | No Comments »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 ...
Oxfam and partners provide safe water in Typhoon Pablo affected areas; Livelihoods recovery urgently needed in the next couple of months
Monday, December 10th, 2012 Posted in Agriculture and Fisheries, Climate Change, Emergencies, Food Crisis, Resources | No Comments »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” ...
Duncan Green’s RTD on active citizenship and food justice
Friday, September 21st, 2012 Posted in Agriculture and Fisheries, Creative Solutions, Food Crisis, Grow, Poverty, Resources | No Comments »Liveblog: 9:28 AM - Oxfam in the Philippines Country Director delivers his welcome remarks. 9:34 AM - Duncan Green starts presentation. It says, "what's needed? active citizens"
Duncan Green shares insights on food security social movements in a roundtable discussion with Oxfam partners and stakeholders
Monday, September 10th, 2012 Posted in Agriculture and Fisheries, Creative Solutions, Food Crisis, Grow, Resources | No Comments »Food injustice is rooted in unequal access to limited resources like land and water that undermine the right of small farmers and fishers, especially women. Over the years, we have also seen how climate change brings about devastation in food ...
Photo action: stop overfishing in the Philippines
Monday, February 6th, 2012 Posted in Agriculture and Fisheries, Climate Change, Creative Solutions, Food Crisis, Rural Women | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_1840" align="alignleft" width="540" caption="Your Facebook profile picture just got more meaningful."][/caption] The NGOs for Fisheries Reform (NFR), an Oxfam partner, is heating up Facebook with a call for the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to declare that Philippine ...
An interactive map reveals world’s food price ‘hotspots’
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011 Posted in Agriculture and Fisheries, Food Crisis, Grow, Poverty | No Comments »A new interactive map published by Oxfam today shows how poor communities across the world are being hurt by high and volatile food prices. The ‘food price pressure points map’ provides a global snapshot of the impacts of the global ...
Are you 1 of the 7 people in the world who go to bed hungry?
Friday, July 15th, 2011 Posted in Agriculture and Fisheries, Food Crisis, Grow, Videos | No Comments »You probably aren't. But you have a chance to help those who do. Check out this video to find out how. Happy weekend!