Services : Communications; DRRM
Location : Malaysia
Year : 2021
Client : UNICEF Malaysia and MERCY Malaysia
Participation and contribution of children and youth towards climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiatives and in policy-making processes are integral in ensuring that the future generation is not only more prepared and resilient but also assume a prime role as “agents of change” towards the development of the country.
Responding the CCA – DRR nexus with issues of sustainable development, children’s rights and protection, and the COVID-19 pandemic, require urgent attention. This lab addressed challenges and gaps in CCA and DRR policies and implementation in Malaysia, and recommended for the country to have its own comprehensive strategic and action plan for transformative CCA and DRR in ensuring coherence, synergy and impact.
To read the report, please go to: https://www.preventionweb.net/files/75956_notriskingitchildrenandyouthinclima.pdf
