Children and youth

About 48 million children a year, or 136,000 children a day, have been affected by climate disasters since the first COP climate summit was held 30 years ago.

This report analyzes the inclusion of the education sector, and children and youth, in NAP processes based on an analysis of 62 multisectoral documents submitted to the UNFCCC as of June 30, 2025.

To mark World Tsunami Awareness Day (WTAD), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Japan, through the regional Tsunami Project, hosted the Tsunami Amazing Race in Serangan Village, Denpasar city, Bali, Indonesia.

Launched Tsunami United in 2024, a youth-led initiative connecting students across the Indian Ocean region to learn, connect, and collaborate for a safer future.

This brief details the specific climate threats facing Kibera's youth, analyze the existing policy frameworks and their shortcomings, and provide concrete recommendations for creating inclusive, youth-led climate adaptation strategies.

This policy brief explores two telling case studies on climate change events that have impacted two different communities in the Pyrenees of flood and drought events.

At two hospitals in Texas, the number of children coming into the ER with heat-related illnesses more than doubled between 2012 and 2023.

Children are particularly vulnerable to such environmental stressors. This column uses nationwide exam data from Japanese primary and secondary schools to explore how heat exposure affects student learning.