We are now entering the home stretch of the long-running negotiations on a new, international climate change deal.
As governments gather in Paris to finalize the agreement, the voices, rights and needs of children and young people should be foremost in their minds.
To be blunt, most of the people in the negotiating rooms in Paris will not be around to witness the worst effects of climate change. It’s today’s children and young people, who have not contributed to the problem of a changing climate, who will suffer the impacts well into the future. Under current proposals, children will be growing up in a world that faces unsafe levels of warming.
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About the author
Alison Wright
Alison Wright is climate change policy officer for Plan International. She has worked for over five years on climate change and disaster risk reduction within different parts of the NGO sector and as an independent consultant. She also has almost 10 years of experience as an educator. Her current focus is on child-centered climate change adaptation at Plan International.
