Climate change is reshaping the world that young people are due to inherit. Climate impacts are unevenly weighted against the most vulnerable, with young people from developing countries disproportionately bearing the brunt of climate breakdown. According to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, "increasing education including capacity building, climate literacy, and information can facilitate heightened risk perception and accelerate behavioral changes and planning.” Climate breakdown is a key barrier for young people to access quality education. A wide range of climate impacts have a negative effect on education systems, educators, and learner outcomes. GCA’s flagship report State and Trends in Adaptation 2022 shows that climate crisis has both direct and indirect effects on young people’s learning. This includes damage to infrastructure and learning environments, reduced readiness to teach and learn, and disruption of access to education due to climate-related migration and displacement.

Moderator:
Adriana Valenzuela, Education & Youth Leadership Program Lead, Global Center on Adaptation

Speakers:
Prof. Dr. Patrick Verkooijen, Chief Executive Officer, Global Center on Adaptation
Fatou Gaye, Former Minister of Forestry & the Environment, Republic of the Gambia
Prof. Tan Sri Zakri bin Abdul Hamid, Joint Chair, Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT)
Maja Groff, Convener, Climate Governance Commission

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