Oxfam - Great Britain

Oxfam GB

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Oxfam GB is a leading international NGO with a worldwide reputation for excellence in the delivery of aid and development work. Its purpose is to work with others to overcome poverty and suffering. Oxfam GB is a member of Oxfam International.

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The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

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Meetings and conferences

In person

10 October 2011 - 15 October 2011

Mannar, Kilinochchi, Batticaloa and Trinco

DIPECHO VI Awareness building workshop on children and young people are partners of DRR

The Northern and Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka are disaster prone areas as the coastal belts regularly face multitudinous natural hazards including tsunami.

News

4 October 2011

How can we prevent the next famine? The case for disaster risk reduction

Duncan Green asks how the current emergency response in East Africa reduce risk by addressing water resource management, supporting existing community structures and preparation for predicted floods, etc. ...

Publication

13 July 2011

Gender and disaster risk reduction: a training pack

This training pack has been written for Oxfam programme staff, partner organizations, and other agencies working in areas associated with DRR.

News

11 July 2011

Africa: Stepping up to the Horn

FAO, WFP and Oxfam GB have called for the international community to support policies and investments that address core challenges such as climate change adaptation, preparedness and disaster risk reduction and management among others in order to address the crisis now affecting the Horn of Africa...

Publication

27 May 2011

Time’s bitter flood: trends in the number of reported natural disasters

Oxfam GB Research Report:

Publication

23 May 2011

Women leadership in disaster risk management

This handbook re-examines the role of women in disaster risk management in the practical context of Bangladesh. In this handbook, an attempt was made to illustrate their achievements along with their risks in a very easy and communicable way.

Meetings and conferences

In person

02 March 2011 - 03 March 2011

Yerevan

'Talking for change' - sharing different perspectives on disaster reduction in Armenia

The workshop is intended to raise awareness among local communities, develop and stimulate multi-stakeholder engagement into the disaster risk reduction and Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) local monitoring process.

News

13 December 2010

Cancun: Building blocks of a climate deal are laid - Oxfam GB

As the latest UN Climate Change comes to a close, Richard Casson reports on the final agreement - including the establishment of a global Climate Fund, for which Oxfam has been campaigning on throughout the year. He asserts that in the coming months, it will be crucial that decisions are made on where money will be raised from to fill the Fund...