Climate change is real - Oxfam

No one disputes that Earth's climate is changing or that atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased as a result of human activities. The concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide are higher now than at any time during the last 420,000 years.

Overwhelming scientific evidence supports the conclusion that observed changes in the global climate are, in large part, due to human activities and primarily related to fossil fuel consumption patterns. Without urgent action to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the Earth will become warmer by 2050 than at anytime in the last 10,000 years.

One Earth, Two World - Oxfam publication


Poor people in the Southern hemisphere depend on their environment more directly than the rich and are more directly affected by its destruction or deterioration. For this reason, this work argues, they are entitled to protect it, yet in many places they are powerless to do so.

With case studies from Africa, Asia, South America and the Caribbean, this text looks at environmental issues from the point of view of the poor. It examines the pressures on the environment in the Southern hemisphere, such as industrial development, unfair trade and military conflict, and the solutions which people are developing. It examines the contribution of the Northern hemisphere, outlines the work of Oxfam to change the situation through Fair Trade campaigning, and looks at ways in which individual people can make a difference.

Gender, Development and Climate Change - Oxfam Publication

In the face of extreme weather events, desertification, and a rise in the sea levels, governments and communities increasingly recognize the urgent need to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Global institutions focus on what governments and corporations can do in the search for large-scale technological solutions; yet local communities have roles, responsibilities and interests which have the potential either to harm or to benefit their environment.

This book considers the gendered dimensions of climate change. Ranging in scope from high-level global decision-making to local communities, the contributions examine the potential impacts of environmental degradation and change on vulnerable groups. They identify the differing vulnerabilities, coping strategies and risks experienced by men and women and the socio-economic implications of changing livelihoods and insecurity. Examples of mitigation projects that have successfully integrated gender concerns are assessed as well as initiatives which have overlooked gender considerations and resulted in different outcomes for women and men.