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Oxfam Statement: Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction 2018 (AMCDRR 2018)

Asia could and must lead the world to a new era of shared prosperity by reducing disaster impacts, holding true to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 call to “Leave no one behind”. Oxfam supports the 8th AMCDRR and aims to work side by side with ministers, organizations, and other actors...

Asia: Rising economic star or poster child for disaster?

To protect the future of Asia, leaders attending the 8th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) in Mongolia this week should strengthen the ability of local organizations and communities to deal with disasters, invest in social safety nets, and pour more funds into...

Less Fishes To Catch In Srepok River

The recent drop in the fish catch in Srepok river, a major tributary of the Mekong river, causes struggle to the livelihoods of fisherfolk in Lumphat village of Ratanakiri, Cambodia. Oxfam works with local partners to help communities, share knowledge, and provide opportunities for dialogue with...

Bangladesh Rohingya Refugee Crisis

Half a million more Rohingya people have crossed over to Bangladesh since August 2017. So far, Oxfam has reached over 180,000 people. You can help us scale up our response.

Oxfam in Asia - GRAISEA Programme - Identifying Gender Inequalities and Possibilities for Change in Shrimp Value Chains in Indonesia and Vietnam

Identifying Gender Inequalities And Possibilities For Change In Shrimp Value Chains In Indonesia And Vietnam

Since the inception of GRAISEA at the beginning of 2015, pilots in shrimp aquaculture were launched in Indonesia and Vietnam. One element of these projects is to connect with ongoing efforts to develop more sustainable methods in shrimp aquaculture.

Oxfam in Asia - GRAISEA Programme - Influencing for Gender Transformative Businesses in South and Southeast Asia

Win-Win-Win: Influencing for Gender-transformative Businesses in South and South East Asia

GRAISEA is a gender-transformative business investment programme that aims to improve livelihoods of women and men small-scale producers in South and Southeast Asia. Learn more about its impact.

Oxfam in Asia - GRAISEA Programme - Stories of Change - Empowering Grassroots Women through Transformational Partnerships in Agricultural Value Chains

Empowering Grassroots Women Through Transformational Partnerships in Agricultural Value Chains

Oxfam, through the Gender Transformative and Responsible Agribusiness Investments in South East Asia (GRAISEA) programme, promotes women’s economic empowerment in agricultural value chains.

Oxfam in Asia - Sri Lanka - Helping Rice Farmers Cope with Natural Disasters - Weather Index Insurance

Helping Rice Farmers Cope with Natural Disaster: Weather Index Insurance

In Eastern Sri Lanka, natural disasters like floods and droughts often damage or destroy the harvests of rice farmers. For a majority of them, paddy cultivation is their only income, and this climate-sensitive crop relies on the availability of right amount of water and sunshine.

Women’s work? Challenging gender roles in the Philippines

Oxfam and Unilever, with its Surf laundry brand, have a partnership supporting the Women’s Empowerment and Care initiative (WE-Care) to challenge notions about unpaid care work, making it clear that care and domestic work, makes a valuable contribution to society and should be shared work, thus...

A Climate of Difficult Choices

The international community has failed to deliver climate finance at the scale required for vulnerable countries like the Philippines to adapt to climate change. Urgent scale up and effective use of climate finance is required, targeted towards locally-led inclusive adaptation for the most...

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