Young Children at the Heart of Climate Action: A Youth-Led Asia-Pacific Dialogue

About this event

Young children are among those most vulnerable to climate change, yet their everyday experiences are often absent from climate decision making. Led by an ARNEC's Climate–ECD Youth Champions, this interactive session will share visual stories and intergenerational perspectives from the initiative Climate Change Through the Eyes of Children in Their Youngest Years. Through a screening of the youth advocacy film, a presentation of the project’s Photovoice coffee-table book, and a facilitated dialogue, participants will explore how heat, extreme weather, pollution, and environmental disruption affect young children’s health, wellbeing, learning, safety, and daily lives. Participants will then identify challenges, opportunities, and practical actions for placing young children and families at the heart of local and regional climate action. The session will foreground youth leadership and contribute to a shared vision for climate-resilient early childhood across the Asia-Pacific.