The Effects of Climate Change on Children’s Education Attainment

Walter Leal Filho, Muniyandi Balasubramanian, Roberto Ariel Abeldaño Zuñiga and Javier Sierra ()
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Walter Leal Filho: Research and Transfer Centre “Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management”, European School of Sustainability Science and Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, 21033 Hamburg, Germany
Muniyandi Balasubramanian: Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources, Institute for Social and Economic Change Bangalore, Bangalore 560072, India
Roberto Ariel Abeldaño Zuñiga: Postgraduate Department, University of Sierra Sur, Oaxaca 70800, Mexico
Javier Sierra: Research and Transfer Centre “Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management”, European School of Sustainability Science and Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, 21033 Hamburg, Germany

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 7, 1-12

Abstract: It is proven that the consequences of climate change have grater impacts for the most vulnerable populations, and children are one of these social groups in risk of poverty and social exclusion. In this regard, education plays a pivotal role to guarantee the children’s personal and professional development. In this context, there is a need for scientific research on how climate change impacts children’s education attainment. This paper provides an analysis of the extent to which climate change influences education attainment among children and suggests some measures to address the problem. It reports on a literature review complemented by a set of case studies, with the purpose of exploring how child-centred responses to climate change can contribute to building the resilience of households and communities. Based on the findings from the study and bearing in mind the international literature on the topic, the paper outlines some possible areas of intervention in respect to climate literacy and climate education, which may be helpful in raising awareness among children about climate change and its many ramifications.

Keywords: climate change; effects; children; education; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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