Youth perspectives on climate adaptation in the French Pyrenees

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.

To ensure that local realities and youth perspectives are meaningfully reflected in the analysis, a series of qualitative interviews was conducted with young residents of Luchon and Caramany. These conversations explored how individuals experience and perceive climate-related challenges such as wildfires, droughts, and floods, as well as the economic repercussions for mountain-based professions, including ski station employees, paragliders, farmers, vineyard workers, and young parents balancing childcare with seasonal work. The aim of this qualitative approach is to identify concrete gaps in local resilience and to provide evidence-based insights that will inform policy recommendations for more inclusive and adaptive climate governance.