Oxfam America: Climate Change

What Oxfam is Doing

Oxfam America is campaigning to reduce greenhouse gas pollution, and increase funding so that poor people can survive the effects of global warming. We are engaging with the public, government, private sector, and the international community. Each group has a part to play in responding to the crisis. more »

What You Can Do

Download materials. Check out Oxfam's General Fact Sheet, Climate Change and Women Fact Sheet, Climate Change and Security Fact Sheet, Action Guide for organizers and House Party Guide.
Join the Climate Change Action Team. Educate your friends, Congress, and the media about the effects climate change has on poor people here and abroad.
Have questions? Read Oxfam's Q&A on climate change.
Learn about our Climate Change on Canvas project, which had artists depict the human fact of climate change on canvas.
Learn more! Read Oxfam's "Adaptation 101: How climate change hurts poor communities—and how we can help."

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Real Lives

	Along the coast of El Salvador, families take steps to cope with climate change Oxfam and other aid groups is working with local activists to bring issues to the attention of the Salvadoran government.
	Holding onto the mangroves In some areas around Acajutla, El Salvador, mangrove forests have been severely reduced—replaced by fill and the simple homes of some of the country's poorest residents.
	Women of influence get results on Capitol Hill Oxfam's Sisters on the Planet Ambassadors generate Congressional support for women facing the devastating effects of climate change.
	Improving the wells improves community health in flood-prone parts of El Salvador Capped wells that are lined and outfitted with a volcanic-rock filter have helped families in some El Salvadoran communities stay healthier by providing them with a clean source of drinking water.
	Video: The Singing Wells of Dubluq How herders in southern Ethiopia find water for their cows in the deadly winter dry season.
	Ethiopia sets the stage for immediate response to global warming Leaders from government, NGOs, and the private sector come together to discuss creation of national policy.
	Climate Change on Canvas Slideshow Oxfam exhibited art by professionals and unknown community artists from around the globe at the December 2008 UN meeting.
	From the US and Senegal, Stories of Climate Survival An Oxfam America speaking tour brings together two women who are leading the fight against climate change.
	Emerging artist paints with a purpose For Ashley Cecil, artist for Oxfam America’s Climate Change on Canvas project, each work of art means a chance to make a difference.
	Restored mangroves breathe life into Mekong Delta By safeguarding the forests, communities protect themselves and their environment.
	Little Progress at the G8 in Japan In the end, the results fell short of what the world’s poorest people require.
	As Climate Change Campaign Takes Off, Organizers and Volunteers Mobilize Walk for Climate Justice explains impacts of climate change on poor people.
More Read more stories about Oxfam's work to help poor communities manage the impacts of climate change.