With Australia going through the worst bushfire crisis on record, it can be hard to talk to kids about the destruction these fires are having across the country – especially the impact the fires may be having on them. This helpful guide is designed to help you navigate some of the difficult discussions with children that may come up during natural disasters.
The social and regional impacts of climate change are not distributed equally or evenly. Instead, inequality – whether economic, social, or gender-based – increases vulnerability. This particularly impacts girls. Girls are powerful agents of change, yet their rights and their potential to combat the climate crisis are not being considered by governments in global climate strategies.
In our latest research, we asked girls and young women around Australia to share their hopes, dreams and concerns for the future, along with the people who inspire them the most. We found that they are overwhelmingly eager to lead change on the big social issues facing their generation and they look up to fierce, determined and unapologetic female leaders for inspiration.
Gender and climate change adaptation (CCA) are among the most pressing issues in Cambodia today. Agencies are seeking to empower women and confront climate change, through targeted initiatives to address these issues directly and through widespread efforts to mainstream them in and across development programming.
