I was on the farm with Maria José and Roseira because Oxfam wanted to document how real people were adapting to unpredictable weather patterns (droughts, rising seas and extreme weather events). This is the untold story of climate change, with all the attention this year focused on whether big polluting countries will accept an ambitious enough climate deal, the stories of people coping and finding solutions is often lost...[J]ust a month before we met, the couple gave 19 of their 42 cows to Maria José’s relative. The relative has access to a reservoir and could provide water for the cows in his care; something Maria José and Roseira can’t do right now. The plan is for him to keep the cows until January 15, 2016, at which time he’ll give half of them back. He gets to keep the other half as payment, which means they will lose one quarter of their income. It’s better than losing all of it...Next month close to 200 world leaders will come together for the COP 21 meeting in Paris and they need to get this next climate deal right. What they decide there should be a significant step towards global action so that global warming stays as far below two degrees as possible, and the world’s poorest, who are hardest hit yet least responsible, get the support they need. Getting agreement on the mechanics won’t be easy, but our future and that of people like Maria José depend on it.