UK-based development agency Oxfam has called for clarity on funds promised by rich countries to help the world's poor cope with the global food crisis and adapt to climate change.

Lots of money has also been pledged to help poor communities cope with the effects of changing weather patterns, including a proposed set of funds called the Climate Investments Funds (CIF). But, the money is either being taken from existing aid budgets or being turned into loans, said the Oxfam report, 'Credibility Crunch: Food, poverty, and climate change: an agenda for rich-country leaders'.