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Shifting the Narrative: Child‐led Responses to Climate Change and Disasters in El Salvador and the Philippines

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: Children and young people are commonly treated in the climate change and disasters literature as victims of natural events requiring protection by adults. This article critiques that narrative, drawing on examples from the Philippines and El Salvador that explore how children’s groups have responded to such issues through child‐centred initiatives. This highlights the importance of understanding children’s perception and communication of risks facing their lives and livelihoods, their potential as agents of change in preventing disasters and adapting to climate change, and the implications for the theory and practice of child participation, particularly in developing countries.

Source: Children & Society

DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2010.00316.x

Author: Thomas Tanner

Institution: Institute of Development Studies

Language: English

Topic: Children's Rights and Participation

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Partnerships for the goals

Open Access status: green

Funder: Economic and Social Research Council