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At Oxfam, we know that climate change, poverty, and inequality are linked. Families facing poverty and discrimination pay the highest price when climate disasters strike, robbed of their lives and livelihoods because of drought, extreme heat, flooding, and sea level rise.

Oxfam advocates for climate action to protect the lives and livelihoods of people least equipped to deal with the climate crisis. We provide life-saving aid when climate disasters strike, develop resources to support sustainable agriculture that is good for both people and the planet, and work with local communities to champion climate solutions developed by those with intimate knowledge of their own environments and cultures.

Explore how we’re supporting people around the world who have been affected by climate change:

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Displacement off the coast of Senegal

Ndeye Yacine Dieng has lived in Bargny since the early 1960s. “We had homes, mosques, and football fields here. The sea was far,” says the mother of seven and a grandmother of eight, as waves break on the beach and water swirls around her feet. “Now it is much closer, and we are suffering.” Because of the climate-induced coastal erosion, Ndeye and her family are staying with friends and family.

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Climate Change and Inequality

The climate crisis affects all of us—across every community and every continent, but it is the poorest among us—those who are least responsible for the problem—who suffer the most. In fact, the world’s richest 1 percent of the population is responsible for more than twice as much emissions as the poorest 50 percent.

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Extreme Flooding in Pakistan

After Pakistan was hit by catastrophic flooding in 2022, Oxfam supported a partner-led response that reached the communities hit the hardest and brought hope to families during recovery People lost their homes and livestock, infrastructure was destroyed, and there was no clean water or food. For Ghulam Mustafa, Oxfam’s response came at the right time: “The floods have been devastating for our villages, and it seemed that the communities affected wouldn’t be able to recover. But we are moving back to life. It rather seems like a miracle,” he said.

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How We're Making the Richest Polluters Pay

Make Polluters Pay

The planet's biggest polluters—fossil fuel corporations and the ultrarich—are the most responsible for climate change, but they’re not paying their fair share to combat the crisis. It's time to make polluters pay their fair share to fund a just clean-energy transition, finally putting an end to the era of fossil fuels.

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