Fighting climate crisis, here and now

While no person is immune to climate-fuelled disasters, people in poor countries – and particularly women - are most at risk. Meet some of the people who are bearing the brunt of their impacts and are fighting each day to have a future. 

Women defenders are at the forefront in the peaceful fight against climate change, for the preservation of ecosystems and the protection of human rights. They face terror campaigns that seek to silence their voices. Meanwhile, governments and companies do not act to guarantee their safety and address the root causes of these aggressions.

In the Central African Republic (CAR), a woman is a victim of sexual and gender-based violence almost every hour. For most women overcoming the trauma and moving on is a challenge. Oxfam is supporting them through literacy classes to help them read, write and empower them.

People who seek protection in Greece are regularly denied access to a fair and efficient asylum process, Oxfam and the Greek Council for Refugees revealed in a new report today.

Climate fuelled disasters were the number one driver of internal displacement over the last decade, forcing more than 20 million people a year – one person every two seconds - to leave their homes, said Oxfam today. The contentious issue of financial support for communities, including displaced communities, which have suffered loss and damage as a result of the climate crisis is expected to take centre stage at the UN Climate Summit in Madrid from 2 – 13 December 2019.

Rappers, poets and musicians from across Asia, Africa and Latin America are playing in a global jam session called the “Say Enough Cypher” with original poems and songs aimed at transforming the attitudes, beliefs and social norms that fuel violence against women and girls.