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Research report

Zero Hunger, Zero Emissions: Land-based climate change mitigation, food security, and equity

18/06/2020

1 documents

91 pages long

Languages: English

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This report seeks to identify the threats to equity posed by certain land-based climate change mitigation strategies and the potential impacts of these threats on food security and other human rights, in order to sound the alarm on current and potential future inequalities. At the same time, this report highlights opportunities to decrease greenhouse gas […]

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Education resource

Making Sense of the Climate Emergency: Exploring thoughts, feelings and actions

17/03/2020

3 documents

Languages: English

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Young people are growing up in a climate emergency. Millions of the world’s poorest people are being affected. There is still hope but urgent action is needed now. Eco-anxiety is on the rise and there is a growing need for young people to be supported to face the reality of climate change, to talk about […]

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Discussion paper

Finding Britain’s Role in a Changing World: Building a values-based foreign policy

03/03/2020

1 documents

60 pages long

Languages: English

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The United Kingdom is preparing for its post-Brexit place in the world at a time when the principles of liberal democracy and the rules-based world order are being challenged. In a fast-changing world with new powers rising, old institutions struggling and future challenges emerging, a strong values-based foreign policy is essential. This calls for bold, […]

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Research report

The Welsh Doughnut 2020: A framework for environmental sustainability and social justice

01/03/2020

2 documents

85 pages long

Languages: English, Welsh

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The world faces twin challenges: delivering a decent standard of living for everyone, while living within our environmental limits. These two interwoven concerns are captured in Oxfam’s Doughnut model that offers a framework to create a safe and just space for humanity to exist. At the national level, the Welsh Doughnut model suggests areas of […]

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Evaluation report

Resilience in Bangladesh: Impact Evaluation of the Promoting Sustainable Building in Bangladesh (PSBiB) Project

31/01/2020

2 documents

72 pages long

Languages: English

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The ‘Promoting Sustainable Building in Bangladesh’ (PSBiB) project was implemented together with 3 partner organizations between 2016 and 2019. It aimed to reduce the negative impacts of the construction and house building industry in Bangladesh on the environment, livelihoods and communities, by enabling a transition from unsustainable Traditional Bricks (TB) to sustainable Alternative Building Blocks […]

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Discussion paper

Global Megatrends: Mapping the forces that affect us all

31/01/2020

1 documents

72 pages long

Languages: English

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Making sense of the rapid changes shaping our world is essential for determining effective strategies. Asking questions about the trends affecting us all can make efforts to reduce poverty and inequality better fit for the future, uncertain though the future is. But to which trends should we pay attention? Many think tanks, international organisations and […]

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Education resource

Explore the work of Oxfam: Everybody eat, drink, earn and learn

17/12/2019

3 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam is a global movement of millions of people who share the belief that, in a world rich in resources, poverty isn’t inevitable, and is an injustice that can and must be overcome. With links to English, geography and citizenship, these thought-provoking activities for ages 7-14 offer a fun way to develop speaking and listening […]

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Media briefing

Forced from Home: Climate-fuelled displacement

02/12/2019

3 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

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Climate-fuelled disasters were the number one driver of internal displacement over the last decade – forcing an estimated 20 million people a year from their homes. While no one is immune, it is overwhelmingly poor countries that are most at risk. Eighty percent of those displaced in the last decade live in Asia, home to […]

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Education resource

Stories of Climate Change: Learn and think about the impacts of the climate crisis on people’s lives

02/12/2019

3 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English, Welsh

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Climate change isn't a looming crisis -it's a destructive force affecting millions of lives right now. And the people who have contributed the least to the climate emergency are suffering most. Life is already a struggle for poor communities. But climate change is making things so much harder. Droughts and floods are becoming increasingly frequent, […]

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Discussion paper

Enhancing NDCs: Opportunities in agriculture

01/12/2019

3 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Climate change affects food production in many regions, including lost crops and dwindling employment opportunities. These impacts will become more severe by 2030 and beyond, putting at risk global food security and the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people. Now is the time to scale up efforts to reshape the agriculture sector to support […]

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