You Can’t Eat Electricity: Cutting carbon, cutting inequality in South Africa
Friday, May 31st, 2013 Posted in Climate change, English, South Africa | No Comments »How can low carbon development be pursued without making inequality and food insecurity worse? South Africa, like many middle income countries, faces the challenge of how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the context of high levels of inequality and ...
Balaka and Blantyre farmers build resilience to climate change
Thursday, April 4th, 2013 Posted in Climate change, Countries, English, Malawi | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_2740" align="aligncentre" width="410" caption=" Mary Ligomba in front of her failed maize crop (2011 -12 crop season) Photograph: Zilani Khonje"][/caption] Travelling between the Malawi’s capital Lilongwe and Blantyre the commercial city can be exciting. The five-hour journey takes ...
Climate Change Adaption in Midlands and Masvingo Provinces
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 Posted in Climate change, Countries, English, Zimbabwe | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_2740" align="aligncentre" width="410" caption=" ZMSD staff member Elishah Moyo points out the seasonal weather forecast at the Gutu District Agritex office (the forecast came late to the district office and was not used effectively to inform farmers about the ...
Making Climate Finance Work for Women in South Africa
Thursday, January 31st, 2013 Posted in Climate change, Countries, South Africa | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_2740" align="aligncentre" width="410" caption=" Nthombifuthi Mbhele waters the gardens. Matthew Willman/Oxfam AUS"][/caption] Women living in poverty across South Africa need support to adapt to climate change and to take an active part in the transition to a low carbon economy. ...
Finance is key to the deal
Thursday, December 6th, 2012 Posted in Climate change, Countries, English | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_2700" align="aligncentre" width="400" caption=" Qatar's first ever rally against climate change. Credit: Richard Casson /Oxfam"][/caption] Developed countries have come to Doha keen to move on to a new track of negotiations that will result in legally binding commitments to ...
Possible climate ‘fiscal cliff’ for developing countries in Doha
Monday, November 26th, 2012 Posted in Climate change, English, South Africa | No Comments »New Oxfam research finds most climate finance pledges so far have been recycled funds or loans [caption id="attachment_2740" align="aligncentre" width="410" caption=" Vegetables grown outside St Helena Bay, on the West Coast close to Cape Town, South Africa. This farm ...
COP 17: Global shipping tax could generate billions for Green Climate Fund
Friday, November 25th, 2011 Posted in Climate change, English | No Comments »By Rashmi Mistry Climate Change Lead, Oxfam, South Africa It’s time for countries to seize the opportunity in Durban and mandate the IMO to develop and implement a fair scheme that could help small-scale farmers and fishing communities survive the effects of ...
Oxfam launches Grow campaign
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 Posted in Agriculture, Climate change, English, Food security, GROW campaign, South Africa | No Comments »The Grow campaign report "Growing a Better Future: Food Justice in a Resource Constrained World" was launched in Johannesburg, South Africa, today. Members from civil society organisations, Oxfam partners and staff, and journalists attended the launch. On arrival they were ...
