Contents
List of Contributors
Editor’s Acknowledgments
Introduction: A Global Challenge
Stuart Price
1. Power of Place: Perspectives, Challenges and Breakthroughs of Youth Climate Activists
Jennifer Lauren, Amina Castronovo, Amanda Costa de la Cruz, Luis Guzmán García-Valdecasas, Fié Neo, Sylvain Obedi, Jean Sebastian Pedraza Paez and Maria Virginia Solis Wahnish
2. A Liberatory Education Approach to Climate Change: Youth Climate Justice in Ireland
Valery Molay
3. Breaking Barriers to Sustain Youth Participation in and Beyond Brazil
Helena Branco Gouveia and Jennifer Lauren
4. Defenders of the Rainforest: Building the Living School of the Amazon
María Loida Andi López, Steven Carlson, Diana Chavez, Uyunkar Domingo Peas Nampichkai and Arianna Schindle
5. Understanding Children’s Experiences of Climate Destabilisation and Disaster: Its Context, and Physical and Emotional Impacts
Emily Diamond
6. Empowering Youth Livelihoods through Climate and Crisis: Launching a Climate Movement
Jamil Wyne and Roshan Paul
7. Aprendiendo a Recordar: Regional Memory and Transformative Learning in the Colombian Climate
Timm Fabian Döbert, Jennifer Lauren and Diana M. Suárez
8. Blurring Lines: Youth Development, Colonisation, and Climate Change
Abeer R. Musleh
9. Bridging the Gap: Youth-Led Solutions to Climate Challenges in the Asia-Pacific
Shaheen Chughtai, Rajib Ghosal, Abinash Lahkar, Rabab Rabbani and Ngawang Rigsar Wangchuk
10. Transforming Mindsets and Practices in Global Development and Education
Lucille Akelo Onyango
Index
Biography
Jennifer Lauren, Research Fellow at De Montfort University’s Media Discourse Centre, has worked globally on youth, education and livelihood initiatives in crisis-affected settings in collaboration with multinational agencies, the private sector, grassroots organisations and academia, including UNESCO, UNICEF, OECD, Visa, Reporters sans Frontières, New York University and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She holds dual MAs in International Affairs and Global Communications from the American University of Paris in France.
"In a world where I can be anything, I purposefully chose to be a climate activist, not because I want to. We are born into a climate crisis that is the result of multiple forms of systemic injustices and oppression. Activism feels normal because we are a part of a system that is woefully unjust. Global Youth Protest, Climate and Education shows the real-life stories, struggles, and joy of young climate warriors and underscores the urgent need for concerted action. A must-read for anyone who wants to be an ally and understand the heart and soul of the global youth climate movement. Thank you for writing this."
- Shreya KC, Leading Youth Climate Activist from Nepal, 'International Steering Committee Member' of the Red Alert Campaign by Save the Children, and Advocacy Working Group Co-Coordinator in the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition
“This collection of diverse voices and perspectives is timely and urgent. In identifying opportunities, potential, and barriers, it provides hope for the future while not abrogating the responsibilities of policy makers in the present.”
- John Gilroy, Climate and Sustainable Development Lead, Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations
“Youth climate activists are the driving force behind the transformative and ambitious climate action that the world needs. This timely and much-needed book highlights the importance and experiences of youth from around the world, providing critical insights to amplify the power of young people in advocating for change.”
- Dr. Adelle Thomas, Senior Director of Climate Adaptation, Natural Resources Defense Council and Senior Fellow, University of The Bahamas
“This book is a key work to highlight the importance of education in the contribution of young people in the fight against climate change and the future achievement of hope.”
- Pedro Martínez Ruano, Counsellor of Education of the Spanish Embassies in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
