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- Summary:
- This report discusses climate change, its effect on the occurrence of disasters, and their disproportionate impact on the children of the developing world. It highlights the particular vulnerabilities of these children to disaster, and the possibilities of their incorporation into climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) efforts. Children make up, on average, more than 50% of those affected by disasters. Climate change more broadly impacts children in a number of ways. It affects their health by producing the conditions for disasters that disrupt vital health services, particularly maternal and neonatal healthcare. Shifting weather patterns may increase the prevalence of certain diseases like Malaria, which already accounts for the death of nearly 800,000 children under 5 in Africa each year. Disasters often destroy critical water and sanitation infrastructures, increasing the potential spread of disease. Droughts, floods, and tropical cyclones can have devastating impacts on agricultural production and food security, increasing the likelihood of child malnutrition. The livelihoods of poor people in developing countries are particularly vulnerable considering their heavily reliance on natural resources for their economic wellbeing. Besides destroying the educational infrastructures of poor communities, disasters often increase pressures on poor families to remove their children from school so that they may generate additional income. Despite these disproportionate vulnerabilities, children must not be seen only as potential victims of disaster but also as potential agents of change. This report puts children at the forefront of CCA and DRR activities. It promotes the use of a child-centered community-based framework for addressing vulnerabilities and building capacity and resilience. It advocates that children participate in all aspects of DRR, including the identification of hazards and vulnerabilities, preparedness activities, and emergency evacuation planning. It designates schools as critical to building a culture of prevention, and calls for the systematic integration of DRR into the education sector. Children can play a central role in awareness-raising activities. They are often the most likely to share DRR information learned with their families and the broader community. The document also promotes the use of social protection measures in conjunction with DRR efforts as a means to address the underlying causes of vulnerability: poverty, hunger, and lack of income-generating opportunities. These vulnerabilities can be addressed through insurance mechanisms, cash transfers, pensions, child grants, and social welfare programs. ( English,English,English )
- Subject:
- General Risk Management
- Scope and Content:
- Acknowledgements p. iv; Abbreviations p. iv; Executive summary p. 1; Introduction p. 2; The consensus on climate change p. 2; Climate change and increasing natural disasters p. 3; The impact of increasing natural disasters on children p. 4; The impact of climate change on children’s health p. 4; The impact on children’s hunger and nutrition p. 5; Protection of children in this disaster-prone landscape p. 5; Education as a way forward for children p. 6; Improving disaster risk reduction and humanitarian response p. 8; The Hyogo Framework for Action p. 8; Disaster risk reduction p. 9; Building resilience in communities p. 9; Children’s participation in DRR p. 9; Reduce underlying risk factors – social protection p. 9; How social protection can benefit children p. 10; The role of national government in strengthening disaster preparedness p. 11; Disaster risk reduction as an international priority p. 12; Good Humanitarian Donorship p. 13; Humanitarian response for children in disasters p. 14; Increase funding to humanitarian response p. 14; Child-focused assessments p. 14; Financing children’s needs p. 15; Funding for rapid reaction: the CERF p. 16; Funding early response p. 16; Conclusion and recommendations p. 17;
Notes p. 19
- Citation/Reference:
- Baker, L., Kyazze, A.B. (2008). In the face of disaster: children and climate change. International Save the Children Alliance.
- General Note:
- "Acknowledgements: This report was written by Lydia Baker and Amelia Bookstein Kyazze."-- P. iv.
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- Source Institution:
- Florida International University
- Rights Management:
- This publication is copyright, but may be reproduced by any method without fee or prior permission for teaching purposes, but not for resale. For copying in any other circumstances, prior written permission must be obtained from the publisher, and a fee may be payable.
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- FI13022723
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