In 2009, there was a severe drought in Henan province, China. The villagers needed to wait in the queue to get a bucket of water.
Although the international climate change conference ended last week in South Africa, on 11 December,… more... 
Song Yang says, “This baobab tree sculpture lights up through the pedaling of cyclists. Standing near the Conference venue, the sculpture encourages everyone to use clean energy, and the logo of the Durban Conference was a baobab growing from Earth.… more... 
(Credit: Ainhoa Goma/Oxfam)
We take a look at the policy work that goes into tackling climate change at UN Summits. In 2011 Oxfam was at COP17 in Durban and we want to show you the politics, the thinking and how… more... 
Negotiators at the UN climate talks in Durban have narrowly avoided a collapse, agreeing to the bare minimum deal possible. The plan gets the Green Climate Fund up and running without any sources of funding, preserves a narrow pathway to… more... 
Last night (Friday) was a late one for many people.
In response to the overnight developments at COP17, Tim Gore, policy advisor for Oxfam said:
“Outlines of a deal now are emerging, with more promise than this time yesterday. But… more... 
The climate talks in Durban enter the final day and an agreement remains uncertain.
What is clear is that if tough and ambitious action is not taken within the next 24 hours, the world will face catastrophic climate impacts.… more... 
Floods come every year in South Asia, and in a way, people are used to it.
But flashfloods are new.
They come fast. They come before the usual floods.
Farmers in northeast Bangladesh are switching to winter crops such as… more... 
It takes 8 minutes to boil a kettle of water on this solar stove.
The stoves save time – women don’t have to walk into forests to find wood.
They save back aches and injuries – women don’t have to… more... 
Mosaic of people pushing world leaders to act at Durban climate talks (Photo credit: Ainhoa Goma/Oxfam)
Oxfam wants the Green Climate Fund to work against poverty, with at least half of the Fund going to invest in poor people’s ability… more... 
