Support communities living with the threat of being hit by more severe climate disasters, more often
Climate Justice Appeal
Pull a thread…
…and you’ll find many communities are feeling the force of more extreme weather events, more often.
When Cyclone Freddy arrived in March 2023, it left thousands of people homeless. Lasting over five weeks, it was the world’s longest-lasting cyclone, severely damaging homes, crops, roads, schools and hospitals. Ligineti and her grandson lost their home.
Ligineti whose house was damaged by Cyclone Freddy in Phalombe, southern Malawi. Photo: Thoko Chikondi/ Oxfam
For three days, it rained nonstop. I didn’t sleep the night my house crumbled. I escaped when the second wall was crushed to the ground. But now we are homeless.”
Ligineti, Malawi
Ligineti needed essentials for her and her grandson
The local district councils of Phalome, Nsanje and Chikwawa were able to, with support from Oxfam, make cash available to Ligineti, her grandson, and her community they was able to buy essential items as and when they needed them. Ligineti also received relief items including a blanket and water bucket to collect safe, clean water.
65-year-old Ligineti Nayinayi holds relief items from Oxfam Malawi in Phalombe, Southern Malawi. Thoko Chikondi/Oxfam
I used the money to buy soap and food items, as the cyclone destroyed my maize just weeks before harvesting.”
Ligineti, Malawi
Extreme weather
But the threat of more extreme weather is never far from Ligineti’s thoughts, as she starts rebuilding her life.
I am worried if the rains come, I may go through the same experience. I have constructed [a house] but it’s not strong enough. It may fall down because of the rains.”
Ligineti, Malawi
Ligineti Nayinayi, a Cyclone Freddy Survivor, is seen holding pictures taken in March 2023 soon after Cyclone Freddy hit at her village in Phalombe, Southern Malawi. Photo: Thoko Chikondi/Oxfam.
This is my photo, oh how I love this! Thank you so much… This reminds me about what I went through. That was a difficult time. I wasn’t at peace.”
Ligineti, Malawi
Ligineti watering mud for making bricks at her village in Phalombe, southern Malawi. Photo: Thoko Chikondi/ Oxfam
We can unravel the web of climate injustice, together.
Climate Justice Appeal
It’s not fair that our ability to cope with the climate crisis is based on where we live, the resources we have available, and the value society places on our lives.
In 2017, Oxfam found a concerning trend over the last ten years. There have been more weather-related disasters, and this has become the number one reason for internal displacement.
This has resulted in more than 20 million people being forced to leave their homes every year. That’s like one person every two seconds.
Wealthy countries have contributed most to the climate crisis and have the most resources to address it.
In 2019, the super-rich 1% were responsible for 16% of global carbon emissions, which is the same as the emissions of the 66% of lowest-income people (5 billion people).
It’s a shocking fact. But even more shocking is that the richest 1% burned through twice as much of the carbon budget as the lowest-income half of humanity combined.
The whole village of Khaliqdar Jamali, Pakistan was displaced due to floods. They’ve set up a tent village nearby until their homes are rebuilt. Photo: Ingenious Captures/Oxfam
The whole village of Khaliqdar Jamali, Pakistan was displaced due to floods. They’ve set up a tent village nearby until their homes are rebuilt.
Oxfam is unravelling this web of injustice, thread by thread – and calling on wealthy countries to:
- Make the biggest and wealthiest polluters pay the highest price for their climate-wrecking behaviour. They can start by taxing high-polluting luxuries like private jets to help pay for their climate destruction.
- Reduce their greenhouse emissions the fastest and furthest, particularly by replacing fossil fuels with cleaner energy sources.
- Provide financial and technical support to low-emitting, lower-income countries that have contributed the least crisis and lack resources.
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