Children & youth

Children & youth

Child-centred disaster risk reduction, child protection, orphans, information and participation of children and youth, impact of disasters on children and youth.

School in Nepal
Ministry officials will need to make a number of critical decisions when implementing early warning systems. We have outlined some of the major decisions below.
World Bank, the
Villagers going home on an improvised raft during the monsoon flooding in Thailand, 2010
Children in the region face six times more climate related shocks compared to their grandparents eroding their coping capacity and exacerbating inequality
United Nations Children's Fund (Global Headquarters, New York)
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2023
This publication reports on the implementation of Save the Children's localisation policies in Nigeria, offering lessons learned.
Save the Children International
Three STEM educators share best practices for tackling climate change in the classroom through project-based learning.
Public Broadcasting Service
Youths here held several meetings with the villagers and explained climate change as well as methods to mitigate forest fires at the community level.
Down To Earth
Young African businessman showing something on his laptop to a trader.
The Global Youth Climate Training is a 13 week course delivered by global experts to ensure that youth feel empowered with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the complex technical language of topics discussed at the UNFCCC.
Global Youth Coalition
Rivercraft - a Minecraft simulation of flooding in Pleston, UK
Rivercraft 2 will help to educate children and young people about the risks of flooding - and inspire them to careers where they can make a difference
United Kingdom - government
Children walking in flood
A surge in population, rapid urbanisation making urban at-risk children vulnerable to impact of disasters and climate shocks. A child-centric approach needed in city and state-level disaster management plans.
Save the Children - India