News and Blog Catch up on all the latest news, stories and stats from Traidcraft Exchange. COP26 - Our reflections 22 NOVEMBER 2021 Meet Joshna Begum Joshna Begum rose through the ranks of her local community group to become President within a short space of time. But her community was struggling. To get to the local market meant a five-hour walk around marshland that was flooding more often thanks to climate change. They had petitioned the local government to get a new road built - to no avail. When Joshna stepped in, everything changed... Read More 16 NOVEMBER 2021 Time to make good on climate finance promise at last as COP reaches its midpoint In 2009, developed countries committed to a goal of jointly mobilizing $100 billion dollars a year by 2020 in climate finance... can you guess what happened next? Read More 5 NOVEMBER 2021 Could you consider leaving a legacy to Traidcraft Exchange? 24 SEPTEMBER 2021 The fashion industry has to change 24 SEPTEMBER 2021 Four crises - one response 24 SEPTEMBER 2021 Thank you for your support of the Regenerators Appeal Thanks to our amazing supporters, we have reached a final total of £1,312,585, including £656,292 of match funding from the UK government, to help people on the front line stand strong in the face of climate change. Read More 10 SEPTEMBER 2021 The Delta variant – crisis and hope A few months ago, we reported that the coronavirus delta variant was spreading into rural areas in India and Bangladesh – to communities we have supported for years. This is what happened next. Read More 16 JULY 2021 10 things you should know about Trade and Climate Change Working with the Trade Justice Movement and a range of other agencies, Traidcraft Exchange has helped compile a list of ten things you should know – and the government should start admitting - about the connections between trade deals and climate change. Read More 11 JUNE 2021 The last person on the front line of climate change... Right now, climate change is hitting the most vulnerable the hardest. But eventually, it will impact on all of us. Today, you can take action, and help fight back. Read More 4 JUNE 2021 COVID in India and Bangladesh - an update A letter from Traidcraft Exchange Chief Executive, Charlotte Timson regarding the India and Bangladesh COVID situation. Read More 6 MAY 2021 Whose job is it to stop climate change?… an answer in 2 graphs Let’s take a look at which countries are responsible for climate emissions, not just today and not just domestically, but historically and through trade as well. Read More 29 APRIL 2021 Meet Farida Many people mistakenly believe that the climate crisis is 10, 20 or 50 years away from taking effect... but it's happening now. And it's coming for the world's poorest first. As Farida explains… Read More 27 APRIL 2021 Meet Kassim "We usually plant in December and harvest around the end of January. But because of drought, sometimes we have to wait until February…when you plant at that time, floods come." Kassim is living without a safety net - no foodbanks, no social security, no other option than to make a success of farming. Read More 23 APRIL 2021 400 acres, one Earth Day Earth Day 2021 represented an opportunity to plant seeds that make a difference to those on the front lines of the climate crisis, whose livelihoods are threatened every day. So, we decided to fund the planting 300 acres of fruit trees in Tanzania as part of the Regenerators Appeal - and plant one of our own at Heaton Park, Newcastle, with the help of Urban Green and Traidcraft PLC. Read More 23 APRIL 2021 Meet Lailly "I have never seen so many floods in my life. This time the floods lasted for the longest time of all the floods we’ve had in the last 20 years and all our crops were submerged. When it is supposed to rain it is not raining, but when it is not supposed to rain, it rains excessively." Meet Lailly. She’s on the frontline of the climate crisis. Read More 7 APRIL 2021 This is Abdallah... A few years ago, Abdallah had known just one period of flooding in 20 years – it happened in 1998. In the last 2 years he’s lived through 2 more – far worse than what he remembers. Read More 19 MARCH 2021 Meet the Regenerators Climate change is happening now, and people like Athuman are on the front line. They want to regenerate their land – and protect the earth for generations to come. And they need to be able to feed their families and earn a decent income right now. Meet the Regenerators. Read More 12 MARCH 2021 14,500 people say yes to the UK joining ACCTS, the green trade deal We've closed the ACCTS petition page with just under 14,500 signatures on it. It’s a great achievement! But the campaign's not finished yet. Read More 5 MARCH 2021 Not all humans It is human activity that is causing runaway climate change. But it is not all humans. Read More 23 FEBRUARY 2021 OLDER SEARCHABOUTPROGRAMMESPOLICY AND ADVOCACYIMPACTCONSULTANCY SERVICESMEDIAJOBSCONTACTPRIVACYSHOP Traidcraft Exchange, Charity No. 1048752 We use cookies to learn how people use our website. 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