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These new films from Oxfam examine the impact of climate change on women around the world.

Oxfam says climate change is ‘hitting women hardest’ and these films hear from four women who are determined to put a stop to climate change and to inspire others to do the same.

Muriel's story
As a senior member of Brazil's Environment Ministry, Muriel Saragoussi lives her life in a constant and impassioned fight against climate change.

If you're on a boat that's sinking, it’s useless to say it is somebody else’s fault," she says. "Everybody on board will sink, so we are all responsible for something. All of us have to play our part."

Sahena's story
The annual monsoon rains in Bangladesh are getting heavier and more unpredictable. Last year's floods were the worst in decades, affecting nine million people.

But few people can have encountered a force of nature quite like Sahena Begum. Fiercely determined, she is spearheading community efforts to deal with changing weather in Kunderpara village.

Martina's story

Sahena from Bangladesh

The weather has never been perfectly predictable in Uganda – no less than it is anywhere else. But in the last few years it has become more and more unreliable, making life increasingly precarious for communities like Martina Longom's, which rely on farming to survive.

"For the last three years the rain was late," Martina explains. "In two of them there wasn’t enough rain for the sorghum [a local crop] to grow.”

Melissa's story
Melissa Davies Oliveck recalls that when she first asked her Year Three class "How many of you are worried about climate change?” nearly all of the children put their hands up. Since then Melissa has been working determinedly to help her pupils see that they can have a voice, that they can be powerful, and that they can make a difference.

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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 February 2010 )

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