Children will bear an undue burden on account of climate change. Climate-related impacts will disrupt educational, recreational, and health-related services and activities. Children in poverty and hazard-prone areas are even more vulnerable. Twenty-two (22) of Jamaica's national policies, strategies and plans assessed found that under 20% of the policies explicitly highlighted the linkages between climate, environment, energy, and children (UNICEF 2020). The current widespread acknowledgement of the vulnerability of children to changing climatic conditions has become integral to conventional development plans. One of the interventions that have been initiated across the country is the mainstreaming of climate change issues in primary and secondary level curricula.
Children will bear an undue burden on account of climate change. Climate-related impacts will disrupt educational, recreational, and health-related services and activities. Children in poverty and hazard-prone areas are even more vulnerable. Twenty-two (22) of Jamaica's national policies, strategies and plans assessed found that under 20% of the policies explicitly highlighted the linkages between climate, environment, energy, and children (UNICEF 2020). The current widespread acknowledgement of the vulnerability of children to changing climatic conditions has become integral to conventional development plans. One of the interventions that have been initiated across the country is the mainstreaming of climate change issues in primary and secondary level curricula.
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