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Episode Synopsis
Welcome to our latest podcast episode, where we delve into the heart of climate action and child advocacy within the climate conference – COP28's Green Zone. Our special guests, Saranga and Keeva from ChildFund International, share their profound insights and experiences in empowering children and youth to combat climate change.
ChildFund International, an organisation dedicated to helping vulnerable children worldwide, has been making a significant impact for over eight decades. Their approach emphasises child protection and promoting societies that value, protect, and advance children's rights. Saranga Jayarathne, the Senior Advisor Advocacy, for ChildFund International underscores the necessity of viewing climate change through a child-focused lens. Highlighting how climate change exacerbates existing risks for children, both online and offline, and the urgent need for action to protect their future.
Keeva Duffey, Senior Advisor on Climate Action at ChildFund, shares her perspective on the role of children and youth in climate discussions. She stresses the importance of their meaningful engagement at local, national, and international levels, including events like COP28. ChildFund’s mission is to ensure that children's voices are heard in crucial climate change discussions, advocating for a future where they are safe, healthy, educated, and skilled.
Our conversation also explores the broader implications of climate change on children's health, education, and safety. We discuss how rising temperatures, air pollution, and shifting weather patterns pose significant threats to children's well-being.
Join us as we explore the intersection of climate change and child advocacy with experts from ChildFund International and how involving everyone in the conversation can help create a sustainable future for the next generation.
Links:
ChildFund website: ChildFund Children's Charity | Sponsor a Child Today!
Child protection online, Take it down campaign: ChildFund | Take It Down
UNICEF report: The climate-changed child | UNICEF
World Bank report on migration: Groundswell Part 2: Acting on Internal Climate Migration (worldbank.org)
ChildFund Alliance report strategies to end violence in a changing climate:Strategies-to-end-violence-against-children-in-a-changing-climate.pdf (barnfonden.se)
ChildFund Alliance climate and environmental action brief: Climate and Environmental Action Brief 2023 - ChildFund Alliance
Dr. Stephen Knight-Lenihan (MSc; Dip. Jour; PhD; MEIANZ.): Recent publications: Knight-Lenihan, S 2020 Achieving biodiversity net gain in a neoliberal economy: the case of England Ambio 49(12): 2052-2060. DOI 10.1007/s13280-020-01337-5 / Knight-Lenihan, S 2021 Why the proposed Natural and Built Environments Act might fail. N. Z. J. Environ. Law 25, 259–277. / Knight-Lenihan, S 2022 Identifying limits in domestic law delivering net ecological benefit: a New Zealand example. Urban Sci. 6, 93.https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci6040093 / Knight-Lenihan, S 2023. Ecological health and integrity in New Zealand legislation. Aust J Envt Mgmt DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2023.2179117. Knight-Lenihan, S. 2015 “Benefit costs analysis, resilience and climate change” Climate Policy 16(7): 909-923.
And if you liked this podcast listen to: https://businessfightspoverty.org/exploring-the-role-of-carbon-markets-in-climate-change-solutions-insights-from-cop-28-with-sheri-hickok/
ChildFund International, an organisation dedicated to helping vulnerable children worldwide, has been making a significant impact for over eight decades. Their approach emphasises child protection and promoting societies that value, protect, and advance children's rights. Saranga Jayarathne, the Senior Advisor Advocacy, for ChildFund International underscores the necessity of viewing climate change through a child-focused lens. Highlighting how climate change exacerbates existing risks for children, both online and offline, and the urgent need for action to protect their future.
Keeva Duffey, Senior Advisor on Climate Action at ChildFund, shares her perspective on the role of children and youth in climate discussions. She stresses the importance of their meaningful engagement at local, national, and international levels, including events like COP28. ChildFund’s mission is to ensure that children's voices are heard in crucial climate change discussions, advocating for a future where they are safe, healthy, educated, and skilled.
Our conversation also explores the broader implications of climate change on children's health, education, and safety. We discuss how rising temperatures, air pollution, and shifting weather patterns pose significant threats to children's well-being.
Join us as we explore the intersection of climate change and child advocacy with experts from ChildFund International and how involving everyone in the conversation can help create a sustainable future for the next generation.
Links:
ChildFund website: ChildFund Children's Charity | Sponsor a Child Today!
Child protection online, Take it down campaign: ChildFund | Take It Down
UNICEF report: The climate-changed child | UNICEF
World Bank report on migration: Groundswell Part 2: Acting on Internal Climate Migration (worldbank.org)
ChildFund Alliance report strategies to end violence in a changing climate:Strategies-to-end-violence-against-children-in-a-changing-climate.pdf (barnfonden.se)
ChildFund Alliance climate and environmental action brief: Climate and Environmental Action Brief 2023 - ChildFund Alliance
Dr. Stephen Knight-Lenihan (MSc; Dip. Jour; PhD; MEIANZ.): Recent publications: Knight-Lenihan, S 2020 Achieving biodiversity net gain in a neoliberal economy: the case of England Ambio 49(12): 2052-2060. DOI 10.1007/s13280-020-01337-5 / Knight-Lenihan, S 2021 Why the proposed Natural and Built Environments Act might fail. N. Z. J. Environ. Law 25, 259–277. / Knight-Lenihan, S 2022 Identifying limits in domestic law delivering net ecological benefit: a New Zealand example. Urban Sci. 6, 93.https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci6040093 / Knight-Lenihan, S 2023. Ecological health and integrity in New Zealand legislation. Aust J Envt Mgmt DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2023.2179117. Knight-Lenihan, S. 2015 “Benefit costs analysis, resilience and climate change” Climate Policy 16(7): 909-923.
And if you liked this podcast listen to: https://businessfightspoverty.org/exploring-the-role-of-carbon-markets-in-climate-change-solutions-insights-from-cop-28-with-sheri-hickok/
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