Reports

Climate change is already negatively affecting the lives and livelihoods of poor men and women. Yet it is estimated that less than a tenth of climate funds to date have been spent on helping people in vulnerable countries adapt to the impacts of climate change. The poor are losing out twice: they are hardest hit by climate change they didn’t cause, and they are being neglected by funds that should be helping them. Climate finance can and must be made to work from the bottom up, particularly for women smallholder farmers.

Starting with the formal establishment of a new Global Climate Fund, decisions on climate finance governance need to set a new direction for a post-2012 era. This paper presents a vision for a new Fund and broader finance system that is effective in meeting the scale of developing country financing needs, and is widely considered – by governments and civil societies – to be legitimate in its decision-making.

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One-year-on from the devastating tsunami that struck the south coast of Samoa in September 2009, this tragic event will long be remembered by Oxfam, not only because of the extent of the devastation, human displacement and loss of life that it caused, but also because of the generous response from partner organisations, governments and the public in the aftermath of the emergency.

Oxfam responded immediately to the emergency by mobilising trained personnel and essential materials to ensure that those people worst affected had clean, safe water and sanitation, working in a coordinated way with the government of Samoa. Our local partner organisation, Women in Business Development Incorporated (WIBDI), helped us to reach affected communities and continues to support the recovery effort.

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While time is running out, the global crises push the MDGs desperately off course. The only chance of avoiding failure is a rescue plan for all MDGs that includes the necessary measures, both political and financial. Halving hunger is still possible if developing countries take the lead with the right policies and investments, donor countries increase dramatically their aid to agriculture, food security and social protection under nationally and regionally-driven plans, and the global issues affecting food security are collectively addressed.

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This original research from Oxfam New Zealand aims to learn about economic development in the Pacific from some of the organisations that are doing it successfully. The Pacific has been buffeted by natural disasters, economic volatility, occasional social turmoil and rising numbers of young men and women with unmet expectations. To help overcome these hardships and build a better future for growers, craftspeople and their families, development must be sustainable, generate broad-based benefits, appropriate to the local culture, and scalable to make a significant contribution to the region’s needs. There are important lessons to be drawn from some of the most exciting initiatives in the Pacific.

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