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Evaluation report

Building Resilience Through Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships

28/08/2018

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

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Partnerships are at the core of Oxfam’s work to bring about sustainable and transformative change. Oxfam is working in partnership with governments, civil society and the private sector to build the resilience of poor women and men in the Asia-Pacific region. Investment in these partnerships is delivering positive impact, ensuring locally relevant and innovative approaches to […]

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Research report

Learning from Hindsight: Synthesis report on Oxfam resilience research

30/08/2017

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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What can we learn about resilience by examining completed resilience, disaster risk reduction, and climate change adaptation projects? Oxfam conducted three such case studies in Bolivia, Colombia, and Fiji, looking at the conditions required for successful resilient development as well as issues around timing and duration. This synthesis report presents a summary of the three […]

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Issue briefing

El Nino Key Messages: Urgent action now can prevent major suffering and loss

20/11/2015

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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Millions of poor and vulnerable people face hunger and poverty this year and next because of record global temperatures, droughts and erratic rains in 2014 and 2015, followed by the development of possibly the most powerful El Niño on record. This briefing makes the case to urgently scale up humanitarian response in countries already in […]

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Media briefing

Entering Uncharted Waters: El Nino and the threat to food security

01/10/2015

2 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

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Millions of poor people in Southern Africa, Asia and Central America face hunger and poverty this year and next because of droughts and erratic rains as global temperatures reach new records, and because of the onset of a powerful El Nino – the climate phenomenon that develops in the tropical Pacific and brings extreme weather […]

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Briefing paper

Let Them Eat Coal: Why the G7 must stop burning coal to tackle climate change and fight hunger

06/06/2015

8 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Climate change is already the biggest threat to winning the fight against hunger. Coal is the biggest single cause of climate change, yet the G7 countries are still burning huge amounts, despite efficient, affordable, renewable alternatives being available. G7 coal power stations emit twice as much fossil fuel CO2 as the whole of Africa, and […]

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Education resource

Vanuatu – Cyclone Pam: Learn about Cyclone Pam and how Oxfam are responding in Vanuatu

19/03/2015

2 documents

Languages: English

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Cyclone Pam struck Vanuatu on 13th March 2015. According to the latest estimates, 11 people have died and 100,000 people have been left homeless. This resource for 11-14 year olds will help learners explore why Cyclone Pam has caused such devastation, what makes people vulnerable to disasters, and how the international community respond to disasters. […]

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Journal article

Ni Vanuatu women graduates: what happens when they go home?

01/02/2007

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

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Part of New Zealand’s aid to Pacific Island nations is given in the form of tertiary scholarships. Students awarded scholarships study at tertiary institutions throughout the Pacific, including New Zealand. But what is it like when they return home, fitting back into their culture and family life, and finding work? The research described in this […]

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Building Resilience Through Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships

Learning from Hindsight: Synthesis report on Oxfam resilience research

El Nino Key Messages: Urgent action now can prevent major suffering and loss

Entering Uncharted Waters: El Nino and the threat to food security

Let Them Eat Coal: Why the G7 must stop burning coal to tackle climate change and fight hunger

Vanuatu – Cyclone Pam: Learn about Cyclone Pam and how Oxfam are responding in Vanuatu

Ni Vanuatu women graduates: what happens when they go home?