Asia's children belong at the center of climate change discussions

Efforts have to be made to improve adaptiveness and disaster resilience

Hanneke Oudkerk and Gurpreet K. Bhatia

October 15, 2023 05:00 JST

Children arrive at a flooded school in Pampanga province in the Philippines in 2022: The WorldRiskReport ranked the country highest in the world in terms of disaster risk. © Reuters

Hanneke Oudkerk is regional director for Asia at international aid group ChildFund International. Gurpreet K. Bhatia is the group's senior adviser for Asia regional communications.

The impact of climate change is being deeply felt in the lives of people across the Asia-Pacific region. The deepest brunt, though, is being borne by the youngest generation -- those who have contributed the least to global emissions.