Youth engagement in climate change and health in LMICs: Africa and Asia

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the engagement of young people (aged 10-24) in climate change and health actions within six low- and middle-income countries across Africa and Asia, focusing on structural barriers to their participation and the need for inter-generational climate justice.

• Young people, defined as those aged 10-24, are currently managing the effects of global heating and climate change, with the most severe impacts affecting marginalized groups including girls, young women and the urban poor. While these youth demonstrate the agency to contribute to resilience-building and climate action, they frequently encounter normative beliefs and structural barriers that limit their participation to a tokenistic level.
• The research focuses on mapping and analyzing stakeholders and initiatives related to youth engagement in six specific countries facing public health challenges and climate risks: Ethiopia, Kenya, and Senegal in Africa, and Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Vietnam in Asia. The analysis utilizes frameworks from multiple scientific disciplines, specifically examining agency, power, procedure, substance, and social context.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2021). Youth engagement in climate change and health in LMICs: Africa and Asia. https://www.sei.org/publications/youth-engagement-climate-change-health-lmics-africa-asia/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Youth engagement in climate change and health in LMICs: Africa and Asia. 2021. https://www.sei.org/publications/youth-engagement-climate-change-health-lmics-africa-asia/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2021youth, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Youth engagement in climate change and health in LMICs: Africa and Asia}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2021}, month = jul, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/youth-engagement-climate-change-health-lmics-africa-asia/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }