Transcript GROW RMIT Presentation for Design for Change 110314

Oxfam Australia
GROW: Food for all in a warming world
(food security and climate change)
RMIT UNIVERSITY, SEMESTER 1 2014
OXFAM
Oxfam is a world-wide development organisation
that mobilises the power of people against
poverty.
WHAT DO WE DO?
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 Where is the world at?
Where is Australia at?
What is Oxfam Australia Doing?
Questions
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OXFAM AUSTRALIA
How does climate change effect the global
food system?
• Shorter growing periods
• Falling crop yields
• Shocks to food production and prices
• Permanent damage to land and water sources
• More use of chemicals to sustain harvests and
• More costs and risk to poor farmers.
“What my country is going
through as a result of this
extreme climate event is
madness. The climate crisis is
madness… we can stop this
madness...”
Yeb Sano
Climate Commissioner
Philippines
25 November 2013
THE WORLD
2014: The year of Climate Action
“In 2014, we must turn
the greatest collective
challenge facing
humankind today –
climate change – into the
greatest opportunity for
common progress
towards a sustainable
future.”
“In corporate boardrooms and the offices
of CEOs, climate change is a real and
present danger. It
threatens to
disrupt the water
supplies and
supply chains of
companies as
diverse as CocaCola and
ExxonMobil.”
Christiana Figueres
UNFCCC
“The World Economic Forum in Davos has left
me feeling more energized and confident than
ever that 2014 will be the year when the world
can and must come together to meet the
growing challenge of climate change and seize
the opportunities manifest in a transition to a
low carbon economy.”
Where is the world at?
 Where is Australia at?
What is Oxfam Australia doing?
Questions
Why Australia Matters?
16.9
7.9
6.2
1.7
0.3
Australia
UK
China
India
0.1
Cambodia Ethiopia
CO2 emissions (tons per person) in 2010. Source: World Bank
• Strong economy
• Clean energy sources
• Leverage in the Pacific region
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Where is the world at?
Where is Australia at?
 What is Oxfam Australia doing?
Questions
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It’s simple:
Buying food that’s in season
Cutting down on greenhouse gas emissions.
Supporting small farmers
Choose products that ensure small farmers
get a fair deal.
Eating less meat and dairy
To reduce both greenhouse gas emissions
and water use.
Reducing food waste
So we’re making the most of the precious
resources that go into making food.
Cooking smart
To cut down on wasted energy.
Government
Private
Sector
People
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Where is the world at?
Where is Australia at?
What is Oxfam Australia doing?
 Questions