From megadroughts and blistering heatwaves to staggering flooding, half of the world’s children, totaling one billion, are deemed to be at extremely high risk due to a deadly combination of high exposure to climate hazards and inadequate services to support them. Though they are the most vulnerable to climate shocks, young people under 30 are largely excluded from formal climate policy negotiations; they are rarely considered or included in climate adaptation, mitigation, or finance plans.
Young innovators play a key role in driving climate adaptation and mitigation breakthroughs. Their daily experiences of climate challenges position them uniquely to confront and solve the problems they face. Through their creativity, fresh perspectives, and ideas, they pioneer climate solutions with transformational potential.