Youth Action and Adaptation on Climate Change: Harnessing Creativity to Address Environmental Challenges with Hope and Determination
Youth Action and Adaptation on Climate Change Climate change is no longer a distant warning from scientists or a hypothetical scenario described in textbooks. It is an undeniable reality reshaping our planet in real time. From rising global temperatures and unprecedented heatwaves to increasingly frequent floods , wildfires , and storms , the signs of a warming world are everywhere. Glaciers are melting at alarming rates, sea levels are creeping higher, and ecosystems that once seemed permanent are transforming before our eyes. These changes are not abstract phenomena unfolding in far-off places; they are affecting the food we eat, the air we breathe, and the stability of our communities today. Among those most vulnerable to the long-term consequences of inaction are young people. Children, teenagers, and young adults will live longest with the choices being made right now about energy, consumption, and conservation. They will inherit the social, economic, and environmental chall...