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26M Filipino learners suffer the most from climate change, says Save the Children Philippines

Over 26 million enrolled students in the Philippines are confronted with the multifaceted impacts of climate change, including the possibility of El Nino bringing intolerable heat, more powerful typhoons, and limited access to water for basic needs.
Save the Children - Philippines
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Research briefs

School’s out: how climate change is already badly affecting children’s education

A recent paper published in Nature Climate Change reviewed studies linking climate change-related events or “climate stressors” to education outcomes.
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Documents and publications

Emerging trends in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation higher education

The objective of this research paper is to review existing practices and literature regarding education curricula in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) within higher education (HE) institutions.
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Documents and publications

Impact of disasters on student enrollment in higher education programs: A systematic review

This study aims to evaluate how disasters affect student enrollment in higher education programs, considering both immediate and long-term consequences.
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Building safer and more resilient schools in a changing climate

Natural hazards have a devastating effect on children’s education. Through its Global Program for Safer Schools (GPSS), the World Bank works hand-in-hand with client countries to ensure the resilience of school infrastructure.
World Bank, the
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Debt, missed classes and anxiety: how climate-driven disasters hurt college students

Students whose families live in zip codes where there was a severe weather disaster get worse grades than their peers, are more likely to withdraw from difficult courses and ultimately are more likely to default on their student loans says a new study.
NPR
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Bedevilled Barak: How a Katigorah school is building resilience after 2022 Assam floods

Floods in 2022 had destroyed Baleswar Higher Secondary School in Assam’s Cachar district. More than a year later, hool has managed to build back up little by little, with limited government support.
Down To Earth
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What should children in Japan do if a quake hits when no adults are with them?

To find out what children must do if a tremor hits when parents, teachers or other adults are not around, Mainichi Shimbun interviewed Satoko Oki, a seismologist and associate professor at Keio University's Faculty of Environment and Information Studies.
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