From Bernama
HANOI — Experts said it is vital for children to actively participate and contribute to decisions and plans concerning climate change, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.
Over 90 per cent of those killed in the 2011 Mekong floods were under 16 years of age, according to statistics released by the organisation. Photo: baocaomoitruong
Nguyen Cong Nhue, a climate change adaptation specialist from Plan in Vietnam, said adults should give children a voice, document good practices and incorporate them into government processes.
“Children generally have low awareness and limited capacity to adapt to impacts of climate change,” Nhue said at conference attended by experts from various non-governmental organisations in Hanoi this week.
“They have limited access to assets, information and government resources,” he said.
At the conference, experts shared their experiences and measures taken to cope with climate change.
Statistics released by Plan in Vietnam showed that more than 90 percent of people killed in the 2011 Mekong floods were under 16 years old.
Nhue said that besides the risk of fatalities, children are vulnerable to diseases related to lack of clean water and poor hygienic conditions.
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