In an open letter to President-elect Obama, Oxfam America President Raymond Offenheiser writes:
We ask that you take decisive and early action to shape how we engage in the international community. At a time when the US economy is in trouble and Americans are understandably concerned about their own economic well-being, we must not forget the needs of vulnerable populations around the world. If the US leads in the fight against global poverty, we can create positive long-term change that will result in a more just, prosperous, and secure world for all.Oxfam has also laid out a detailed briefing memo for the new administration, proposing measures to alleviate poverty around the world. An emphasis is placed on actions for their first 100 days in power.
Planning Our Next 100 Days
Great attention will be paid to the new administration's first 100 days. To keep sustainable solutions to poverty and injustice on the agenda amongst a crowded field of policy interests, we're focusing on our next 100 days and the impact we will make here in Minnesota. Please join us for our next monthly meeting at 7pm on Monday, January 19 at Common Roots Cafe (26th and Lyndale, Minneapolis). Everyone is welcome. We will honor Martin Luther King Day and begin setting benchmarks for the next 100 days. If you can't make it, please get in touch with us with your questions and ideas.
Climate Justice News
Daily Monitor, Facing climate change in Uganda
Environment News Service, Global Warming to Leave Half the World Hungry by 2100
Institute of Development Studies, Poverty in a Changing Climate (Summary)
Christina Larson in the New Republic, The Adaptation Generation
UN IRIN, Ethiopia: Poverty hampers climate change adaptation
