Climate Change: The Vulnerability and Power of Children
By NikkiJade • May 18th, 2009 • Category: Videos
This UNICEF video discusses the vulnerability of children with respect to climate change. It takes a dual approach in this, asserting in one sense the physical vulnerability of children who are more likely to “die in a natural disaster or succumb to malnutrition, injuries or disease in the aftermath”. In another sense, the video notes that the changing climate undermines social and economic development, which in turn affects children and other individuals’ access to food, clean water, and in turn, education.
This is a great, provocative video. Whether you believe in the reality of climate change or not, sustainability has many arguments for being a necessary step in economic development, including improved efficiency and longevity. In addition, engaging the community–especially youth–in any form of development is valuable for fostering “social capital”, or the community infrastructure to support working together for development, as well as a sense of worth, skills and knowledge that can be later reapplied.
The video finishes with a positive note and further thought-provoking commentary — “While many of the world’s resources are threatened by climate change, one resource remains untapped: the power of young people to affect change and reduce our carbon footprint”. Imagine what could happen if we invested more in the youth around the world.
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NikkiJade is Co-Founder of TheGreenRocket.com, an indoor cycling instructor and Honours Economics and Global Studies student at Wilfrid Laurier University with a focus in econometrics, environmental and development economics, and ecotourism. Nicole is passionate about everything green, as she believes nature’s services can be used more efficiently to generate sustainable development in all areas of the world.
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