Oxfam has renewed calls for global action, urging citizens around the world to sign petitions demanding that wealthy polluters pay for climate-related damage as communities continue to reel from worsening climate impacts.
The appeal follows a series of devastating climate crises that have disrupted lives and livelihoods in Malawi, which, like many other developing nations, is grappling with droughts, floods, and erratic weather patterns that threaten food security and economic stability.
Through its petitions, Oxfam is calling on governments and world leaders to impose taxes on large corporations and fossil fuel companies, introduce wealth taxes on super-rich individuals, close tax loopholes that allow major polluters to evade responsibility, and ensure that collected funds reach communities hardest hit by extreme weather events such as floods and wildfires.
“We’re urging people to stand together for a fair, sustainable future where communities thrive,” said Zara Sarvarian, Oxfam’s strategic media manager, speaking on Jan. 10, 2026.
She said signing the petition allows individuals to contribute to a collective push for climate justice and long-term sustainability.
Oxfam says the climate crisis is deepening poverty and inequality in developing countries, with vulnerable communities bearing the heaviest burden despite contributing least to global emissions.
The organisation is calling on citizens worldwide to add their voices to growing demands for accountability from those most responsible for climate change.
The petition forms part of Oxfam’s broader “Make Rich Polluters Pay” campaign, which seeks to hold corporations and governments accountable for their role in driving the climate crisis.
The campaign was launched in 2023 and underwent a major relaunch in June 2025.
In November last year, Oxfam delivered a petition bearing more than one million signatures to Brazil’s minister of the environment and climate change during the COP30 climate summit, underscoring rising global pressure for climate justice.
By Martha Nakhate Phonera, AfricaBrief