Laura Gyte describes why Oxfam intervened in a court case brought against the UK government over arms sales. UPDATE: on 20 June the Court of Appeal ruled that UK arms …
Debt: a noose around Somalia’s future
Dustin Barter and Mohamed AhmedFull debt cancellation is the only way forward for Somalia, write Dustin Barter, Oxfam’s Senior Campaigns and Policy Manager in Somalia, and Mohamed A. Ahmed, Independent Debt Specialist. As the …
Imagining alternative futures
John MagrathProgramme Researcher, John Magrath, describes the process of applying ‘participatory scenario development’ to explore how Bangladesh might achieve zero hunger and zero carbon emissions by 2041. It is tempting to …
Influencing for food security in the South Caucasus
Shekhar Anand and Jacky RepilaWhat strategies can be used to raise the voices of smallholder farmers so that food security policies reflect their needs? Shekhar Anand and Jacky Repila share learning from Oxfam’s national …
Love in the drylands, how irrigation is changing lives in Zimbabwe
Martin WalshClimate change is placing increasing stress upon the livelihoods of people living in the world’s drylands. Smallholder irrigation can help improve food security in areas with unpredictable rainfall. Here Senior …
Research-into-Use for climate change adaptation
Sue MooreSue Moore explains the use of Research-into-Use and explores what this means for researchers, practitioners and ultimately, those most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. ‘We want water, not …
Big food is improving but a transformation is needed
Erinch SahanOPINION: With the release of the latest Behind the Brands report, Erinch Sahan takes us through how the ‘Big 10’ food and beverage companies have progressed on their social and environmental …
El Salvador: the struggle to survive El Niño
Elizabeth StevensThe global El Niño weather phenomenon is being exacerbated by climate change. The UN’s humanitarian agency predicts that in 2016 over 60 million people around the world will be affected …
Delicious, disgusting, dangerous – how global eating habits are changing
John MagrathThere’s a food revolution going on all over the world and the young are at the forefront of it; but how much are they the leaders? And how much are …
