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What policy-level recommendations would you suggest to address the challenges of climate justice, education in emergencies (natural, social, political), gender transformative education, and social inclusion?

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What community-level recommendations would you suggest to address the challenges of climate justice, education in emergencies (natural, social, political), gender transformative education, and social inclusion?

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What school-level recommendations would you suggest to address the challenges of climate justice, education in emergencies (natural, social, political), gender transformative education, and social inclusion?

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Think about how you share your work with others: what are effective ways to advocate to the public, and how can information move horizontally and vertically to reach a wider audience?

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Here you can share any social media posts, campaigns, multimedia, or other materials that either you have made, or that someone else has made that is a good example of advocacy.

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What challenges exist when it comes to climate justice, education in emergencies (natural, social, political), gender transformative education, and social inclusion?

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What work have you done that you are particularly excited about? What work made an impact? If you have direct experience in climate justice and gender transformative education that is great, but please share in general some of the good work you have done in climate justice, education in emergencies (natural, social, political), gender transformative education, and social inclusion.

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Please share a video or photo of yourself, telling us your name, organization, and what issues you care about that you bring to your work.

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Breaking barriers: Gender transformative education as a catalyst for climate justice

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Fruttero_2024_gendered impacts of climate change

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Bleeker et al. (2021) Advancing gender equality in environmental migration

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Chakma (2023) LGBTQ+ communities and climate change

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Resurrección et al (2019) Gender transformative climate change adaptation

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In 2024, two of the three richest people in Latin America were Mexicans. The leader of the rank was the Mexican business magnate Carlos Slim, the 14th richest person in the world. Slim had a fortune of 102 billion U.S. dollars, derived from his multiple businesses and investments. At third place was a fellow Mexican businessman, German Larrea, with a fortune of nearly 27.3 billion dollars.

Billionaires' wealth distribution

Within each country's economy, there exists a relatively small segment of wealthier individuals who contribute significantly to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of their respective countries. In Latin America, Chile stands out for its high concentration of wealth among billionaires, accounting for approximately 16 percent of the GDP. Mexico also exhibits a notable wealth concentration, with billionaires contributing around 12 percent of the country's GDP. Regarding the financial magnitude of these billionaires in Latin America, Mexico leads with an average individual wealth of approximately nine billion dollars, compared to an average wealth per adult of 43,140.

Income inequality

In most countries within the region, the GINI Index, which measures income inequality among the population, falls within the range of 40 to 50. Notably, Colombia has the highest level of income inequality in Latin America, at 54.2. As a result of this income inequality, only around 2.8 percent of the population in the region is classified as having a high economic status, while the largest portion of the population consists of non-poor individuals with low incomes, and approximately 281 million people in the region live below the poverty line.

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Richest Latin Americans by wealth 2024| Statista

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In 2024, two of the three richest people in Latin America were Mexicans.

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Poverty is not gender neutral in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Women in Latin America and the Caribbean have different economic opportunities than men. This may not be surprising news for most readers. In this blog post, we discuss two less-explored facets of this issue.

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NEW YORK / PANAMA CITY, 20 August 2021 - In Latin America and the Caribbean, an estimated 169 million children live in areas where at least two climate and environmental shocks overlap, according to a UNICEF report launched today.

'The Climate Crisis Is a Child Rights Crisis: Introducing the Children's Climate Risk Index' is the first comprehensive analysis of climate and environmental risks from a child's perspective. It ranks countries based on children's exposure to climate and environmental shocks, such as cyclones and heatwaves, as well as their vulnerability to those shocks, based on their access to essential services.

Launched in collaboration with Fridays for Future on the third anniversary of the youth-led global climate strike movement, the report finds approximately 1 billion children -nearly half the world's 2.2 billion children- live in one of the 33 countries classified as "extremely high-risk". These children face a deadly combination of exposure to multiple climate and environmental shocks with a high vulnerability due to inadequate essential services, such as water and sanitation, healthcare and education. The findings reflect the number of children impacted today - figures likely to get worse as the impacts of climate change accelerate.

"For the first time, we have a complete picture of where and how children are vulnerable to climate change, and that picture is almost unimaginably dire. Climate and environmental shocks are undermining the complete spectrum of children's rights, from access to clean air, food and safe water; to education, housing, freedom from exploitation, and even their right to survive. Virtually no child's life will be unaffected", said Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director. "For three years, children have raised their voices around the world to demand action. UNICEF supports their calls for change with an unarguable message - the climate crisis is a child's rights crisis."

The Children's Climate Risk Index (CCRI) reveals that in Latin America and the Caribbean:

55 million children are exposed to water scarcity;

60 million children are exposed to cyclones;

85 million children are exposed to Zika;

115 million children are exposed to Dengue;

45 million children are exposed to heatwaves;

105 million children are exposed to air pollution.

While nearly every child around the world is at risk from at least one of these climate and environmental hazards, the data reveal the worst affected countries face multiple and often overlapping shocks that threaten to erode development progress and deepen child deprivations.

An estimated 850 million children - 1 in 3 worldwide - live in areas where at least four of these climate and environmental shocks overlap. As many as 330 million children - 1 in 7 worldwide - live in areas affected by at least five major shocks. In Latin America and the Caribbean, 47 million children -1 out of 4- live in areas impacted by at least four shocks.

The report also reveals a disconnect between where greenhouse gas emissions are generated, and where children are enduring the most significant climate-driven impacts. The 33 'extremely high-risk' countries collectively emit just 9 per cent of global CO2 emissions. Conversely, the 10 highest emitting countries collectively account for nearly 70 per cent of global emissions. Only one of these countries is ranked as 'extremely high-risk' in the index.

"Climate change is deeply inequitable. While no child is responsible for rising global temperatures, they will pay the highest costs. The children from countries least responsible will suffer most of all," said Fore. "But there is still time to act. Improving children's access to essential services, such as water and sanitation, health, and education, can significantly increase their ability to survive these climate hazards. UNICEF urges governments and businesses to listen to children and prioritise actions that protect them from impacts, while accelerating work to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions."

Without the urgent action required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, children will continue to suffer the most. Compared to adults, children require more food and water per unit of their body weight, are less able to survive extreme weather events, and are more susceptible to toxic chemicals, temperature changes and diseases, among other factors.

"Movements of young climate activists will continue to rise, continue to grow and continue to fight for what is right because we have no other choice," said Farzana Faruk Jhumu (Bangladesh), Eric Njuguna (Kenya), Adriana Calderón (Mexico) and Greta Thunberg (Sweden) from Fridays for Future, who authored the report's foreword and are joining in support of the launch. "We must acknowledge where we stand, treat climate change like the crisis it is, and act with the urgency required to ensure today's children inherit a liveable planet."

UNICEF is calling on governments, businesses and relevant actors to:

1. Increase investment in climate adaptation and resilience in key services for children. To protect children, communities and the most vulnerable from the worst impacts of the already changing climate, critical services must be adapted, including water, sanitation and hygiene systems, health and education services.

2. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To avert the worst impacts of the climate crisis, comprehensive and urgent action is required. Countries must cut their emissions by at least 45% (compared to 2010 levels) by 2030 to keep warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius.

3. Provide children with climate education and greens skills, critical for their adaptation to and preparation for the effects of climate change. Children and young people will face the full devastating consequences of the climate crisis and water insecurity, yet they are the least responsible. We have a duty to all young people and future generations.

4. Include young people in all national, regional and international climate negotiations and decisions, including at COP26 and beyond. Children and young people are agents of change and must be included in all climate-related decision making.

5. Ensure the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is green, low-carbon and inclusive, so that the capacity of future generations to address and respond to the climate crisis is not compromised.
Notes to Editors: The CCRI was developed in collaboration with several partners including the Data for Children Collaborative. In order to make the report more accessible to global youth, UNICEF also collaborated with Climate Cardinals, an international youth led non-profit which translates climate change research and information so that they can reach as many young people and leaders as possible. Read the report Download multimedia content

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9 out of 10 children in Latin America and the Caribbean are exposed to at least two climate and environmental shocks

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In the world, one billion children are at 'extremely high risk' of the impacts of the climate crisis, according to UNICEF's first child-focused climate risk index.

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Brazilian youngsters discuss how they are tackling the climate emergency

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The climate emergency has affected development and violated the rights of children and adolescents around the world, and in Brazil. In addition to fires, prolonged, extreme droughts make access to water difficult and disrupt eating patterns. Excessive rainfall and other disasters leave people homeless, force their displacement and cancel school activities. Pollution, heat waves and […]

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Kronik & Vermer (2010) Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change in LAC

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Pinchoff et al (2025) How climate change is shaping young people's health

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UN Secretary-General (2022) Achieving gender equality English

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Gender Transformative Education Glossary | UNGEI

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All the key terms you need to understand when preparing for Gender-transformative education, quickly and effectively

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PLAN, TE, UNGEI, UNICEF (2021) Gender Transformative Education

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Kimberle Williams Crenshaw: What is Intersectional Feminism?

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Turquet et al (2023) Feminist climate justice

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How gender inequality and climate change are interconnected | UN Women – Headquarters

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The climate crisis is one of the most pressing issues of our times. It threatens to reverse progress on human rights and sustainable development and worsens gender inequality – posing specific risks to the ways of life, livelihoods, health, safety and security for all women and girls around the world.

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Breaking barriers: Gender transformative education as a catalyst for climate justice

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GTE climate brief (Sept 18, 2025)_English_clean_shared

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This is a great video that I made with Ana.

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Ana Paula, Brazil "Communicating ocean science" | Global Youth Video 2017 | Oceans & Climate Change

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One of the biggest issues is raising awareness among decision-makers. During climate crisis there´s always groups affected more than others. Chilndrens access to education is also impacted, since they often take responsabilities linked to traditional roles and stereotypes, which pull them away from school. Awareness on this will be one of our main challenges.