FAB and the role of Oxfam towards a lasting peace in Mindanao
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 Posted in Bloggers, Mindanao, Poverty, Reflections, Resources | No Comments »by: Simon Tisdall, The Guardian UK Manila, Philippines (February 12, 2013) --- The Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) – the outline peace settlement that the Philippines government and Muslim insurgents of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) signed last October ...
Weather-based insurance index seen to help agriculture sector in climate change adaptation
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012 Posted in Agriculture and Fisheries, Climate Change, Resources | No Comments »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 ...
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” ...
Rural women needs immense support from government
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 Posted in Creative Solutions, Grow, Resources, Rural Women, Women's Empowerment, Women's Market | No Comments »In the second day of the 4th Women's Market, members of the Pambansang Koalisyon ng Kababaihan sa Kanayunan (PKKK) held a Rural Women Development Partners Forum. It served as a venue for rural women to give a situationer of their ...
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 ...
Learning from local preparedness
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 Posted in Climate Change, Disaster preparedness, News, Resources | No Comments »Oxfam and AusAID's new book, Rising to the Call, looks into innovative local actions that reduce the risks of communities to devastating disasters. Here's news article that appeared in The Business World about the book, launched last 25 April.
Weather we like it or not: new video on climate impacts in Asia
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 Posted in Climate Change, Resources, Tik Tok Pilipinas | 1 Comment »Pretty soon we will roll out here the full version of the video "Weather We Like It or Not", which looks at climate change impacts in East Asia. The video stars Miriam Quiambao and Paolo Soler and was direcred by ...