Climate change & food security

Sara Johnson 21st May 2014

Sara Johnson Climate Change & Food Security Marketplace, 13th June 2014

Climate Change & Food Security

Climate Change is making people hungry: Oxfam’s Hot & Hungry report

Oxfam’s climate change work in southern countries Campaigning on Food & Climate: Taking on

government & big business

CLIMATE CHANGE IS MAKING PEOPLE HUNGRY

Extreme weather

Destroys crops and kills

livestocks

Food shortages,

poor quality and price hikes

People hungry

CLIMATE CHANGE IS MAKING PEOPLE HUNGRY

HOT & HUNGRY- 10 gaps:1. Adaptation Finance

2. Social Protection

3. Food Crisis Aid

4. Food Stocks

5. Gender

6. Public agricultural investment

7. Agricultural research

8. Crop irrigation

9. Crop insurance

10. Weather monitoring

Read the report: www.oxfam.org/foodclimatejustice

Oxfam’s work in Southern countries

“I see the climate is changing a lot. Before it wasn’t like this.

Sometimes these days, with the cold and frost, the grass gets really dry. Often people get

pessimistic because of the lack of water here, but if you work hard,

you can do it.”

Virginia Ñuñonca, Peru

Oxfam’s work in Southern countries

Weather stations Ricardina, Peru

CAMPAIGNING UK & EU negotiations

CAMPAIGNING

Global negotiations: Lima 2014, Paris 2015 Ban Ki-moon Climate Summit Sept, 2014

CAMPAIGNING Big businesses to reduce emissions in their supply

chain Behind the Brands – Kellogg’s & General Mills

Behind the Brands Videohttp://youtu.be/438BOU-zvJI

Any questions?

Contact Details

Sara Johnson – Campaignersarajohnson@oxfam.org.uk

www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involvedwww.oxfam.org/foodclimatejustice