The world is seeing more extreme heat – so why don’t we plan for it like other humanitarian disasters?

Nuzhat NuearyClimate Change, Humanitarian, Water

Despite the climate crisis driving more bouts of devastating heat, too much of the world remains poorly prepared. Nuzhat Nueary  introduces new Oxfam/FCDO research that looks at the links between extreme heat and water scarcity and highlights glaring gaps in humanitarian response.

‘Artivism’, flash mobs and cake: the creative climate action of Mothers Rise Up

Maya MailerClimate Change, Influencing, Private sector

Maya Mailer unpacks the theory of change of an innovative climate change group, which uses artistic, eye-catching stunts outside corporate HQs, narratives of hope and the social status of mothers to talk to parts of the private sector that other climate activists often struggle to reach.

Who should pay for climate damage? We think it should be the firms that profit from it

Ashfaq KhalfanClimate Change, Private sector, Tax

Oxfam and ally organisations are calling for a permanent tax on the profits of fossil fuel firms. Such a tax, says Ashfaq Khalfan, could raise $400bn in its first year, vital funds that could not only support those suffering climate loss and damage but also accelerate the switch to a green global economy.

Water security is not just an engineering problem: it’s about power

Jo TrevorParticipation and Leadership, Power Shifts, Water

How to finance real water justice around the globe? Jo Trevor on four insights from a thought-provoking workshop at the recent Marmalade Festival in Oxford.

Five ways to back enterprises that drive climate and gender justice

OxfamGender, Private sector, Women's Economic Empowerment

Women are already leading innovations in clean energy, sustainable agriculture, and climate adaptation. Here’s how to support their enterprises and ensure that climate-friendly businesses also boost gender justice. By Keisha Gani, Anais Mangin, Windy Massabni, San Sar and Diana Tjoeng.

Land is at the heart of women’s rights in the Global South: so why no mention of it in this year’s UN political declaration?

Naomi ShadrackGender, Land rights, Women's Economic Empowerment

While the landmark Beijing declaration 30 years ago on women’s rights mentioned land rights 30 times, this year’s UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) declaration fails to mention them at all. Naomi Shadrack explains why we need to put land firmly back on the global feminist agenda.

Why water security is everybody’s problem – and nobody’s problem

Jo TrevorEvents, Water, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

The growing water crisis for billions threatens global progress on everything from poverty to hunger to green growth. Yet no one is stepping up to deliver and coordinate the funding needed to avoid a catastrophic future. Jo Trevor sets out the urgent need for smart water financing – which is the focus of an Oxfam event at this week’s Marmalade Festival in Oxford.

No one should be left behind in the shift to a greener future

Natalie ShortallClimate Change, Research, Rights

After decades of delay, the move from burning fossil fuels to renewables is firmly underway – but the fairness of this unfolding transition is not inevitable. In fact, there is a real danger the world will simply swap one exploitative and unjust system for another. Natalie Shortall introduces a new Oxfam paper that calls on the UK to get wholeheartedly behind a “just transition”.

Want to tackle inequality? Start with fair taxes and giving the Global South a real voice at the IMF and World Bank

Anthony KamandeIn the news, Inequality, Research

Global inequality will continue to spiral in a skewed system of international finance and governance that heavily favours the Global North, says Anthony Kamande in the latest blog in our Davos series.

Global South feminists know how our fixation with GDP hurts people and planet: it’s time to listen to them

Halima BegumGender, Power Shifts, Research

The world needs to stop relying on a metric that ignores two thirds of the work done by women and which promotes harmful policies, says Oxfam GB CEO Halima Begum. A new collection of feminist think pieces offers a compelling and inspirational tour of the arguments and pathways for moving Beyond GDP.