Blogs

Agriculture and Climate Justice

Oxfam pan Africa programme actively supports broader and thematic efforts that address citizens freedom from hunger, right to food, land ownership and climate justice.

Climate Finance for Agriculture Learning Event, 14-17 2019

In May 2019, for the first time several Oxfam country colleagues met up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for ‘The Climate & Agriculture Finance Learning event.’ Participants were able to learn from each other’s experiences, to hear from external experts, and to begin to think about opportunities for...

Responding To Cyclone Idai Requires a more robust approach

Climate-related disasters are becoming more prevalent and more harmful – both economically and in human terms, with poor people hit hardest. Therefore, we need a continental disaster prevention and response program that builds up stronger early warning systems and is entirely more effective and...

Securing Citizens’ Voice and Participation in Africa’s Agricultural Transformation

The Pan Africa Programme took part in a policy dialogue convening themed: “Agency and Accountability: Securing Citizens’ Voice and Participation in Africa’s Agriculture Development” from the 2nd to 5th April 2019 in Kigali, Rwanda. The forum brought together partners and like-minded institutions to...

Africa Climate Week: Critical Look at Now and the Future

The Africa Climate Week organized by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and hosted by the Government of Ghana has just ended. The event held on the 18th and 22nd March sought to broaden stakeholder engagement and will be instrumental in demonstrating that there is...

Africa's Farmers Urgently Need Climate-Proof Investment For Food Security

The world is letting down Africa’s smallholder farmers – and governments across the globe urgently need to more than double their spend on helping them adapt to the brutal daily realities of a climate that is already changing. Small-scale farmers, herders and fisher-folk, who produce the majority...