Tagged: Climate hearings
The role of Honorary President is currently not filled. Mary Robinson served as Oxfam's honorary president from 2002 until she stepped down in 2012.
In November 2010, a shadow climate tribunal took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Supported by Oxfam, the tribunal was the first of its kind to take place in Bangladesh. Barek Majhi was a witness at the tribunal. Meet Barek and hear his story.
Ethiopian farmer Lekea Borena spoke at the climate hearing in Oromia, Ethiopia, telling her story to several thousand people. Meet Lekea and hear her story.
Climate tribunals are giving a voice to those most affected and exploring how governments and corporations could be held accountable through the law.
Desmond Tutu and Mary Robinson delivered a global verdict on the human cost of climate change today. The judgment was passed at the world’s first international climate hearing during Humanitarian Day at the Copenhagen UN Climate Summit.
An international verdict on the human cost of climate change will be delivered to world leaders, on behalf of over one and a half million people from 35 countries who have raised their voices at Oxfam-supported climate hearings in 2009.
Oxfam's Climate Hearings project will bring the voices of those most affected by the devastating impacts of climate change direct to decision makers at Copenhagen.
Climate Hearings and Tribunals give people who are suffering the impact of climate change the chance to make their voices heard locally, nationally and globally.





