We are delighted Deputy Director Kath Ford is representing Young Lives at COP29 in Azerbaijan this week.
Whilst at COP29, Kath will be speaking at two events. The first, a panel discussion organised by Indian public think tank the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), focuses on climate resilience in healthcare for low- and middle-income countries. Kath will present Young Lives findings on the impact of extreme weather events on children’s development, including their nutritional health, physical growth, skills and learning, and advocate for better social protection for disadvantaged households in disaster prone regions, particularly for vulnerable girls and women.
The second, is a round table event convened by the Global Young Greens, an organisation supporting and consolidating the efforts of young people working towards social justice, ecological sustainability, grassroots democracy and peace. Kath will share Young Lives’ evidence showing that children and young people in poverty—especially girls and young women—face increasing disadvantages and inequalities due to climate crises with impacts for their futures.
Kath will also be meeting new partners and identifying opportunities for collaboration, as we launch the new Young Lives Research Hub on Climate Change and Environmental Shocks. Using Young Lives’ unique datasets – tracking the same individuals over two decades across two age cohorts in four countries – the Hub will establish a ground-breaking new area of research to address the lack of evidence on the impact of climate change and environmental shocks over the life course, and across generations in low- and middle-income countries.
Find out more about the Young Lives Research Hub on Climate Change and Environmental Shocks.
Read Young Lives’ evidence on the impact of climate shocks in ‘Weathering the Storm’.
Follow Young Lives at COP29 via our social media channels: Facebook, X, LinkedIn and Instagram. To arrange an interview with Kath Ford at COP29, please contact younglives@qeh.ox.ac.uk
We are delighted Deputy Director Kath Ford is representing Young Lives at COP29 in Azerbaijan this week.
Whilst at COP29, Kath will be speaking at two events. The first, a panel discussion organised by Indian public think tank the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), focuses on climate resilience in healthcare for low- and middle-income countries. Kath will present Young Lives findings on the impact of extreme weather events on children’s development, including their nutritional health, physical growth, skills and learning, and advocate for better social protection for disadvantaged households in disaster prone regions, particularly for vulnerable girls and women.
The second, is a round table event convened by the Global Young Greens, an organisation supporting and consolidating the efforts of young people working towards social justice, ecological sustainability, grassroots democracy and peace. Kath will share Young Lives’ evidence showing that children and young people in poverty—especially girls and young women—face increasing disadvantages and inequalities due to climate crises with impacts for their futures.
Kath will also be meeting new partners and identifying opportunities for collaboration, as we launch the new Young Lives Research Hub on Climate Change and Environmental Shocks. Using Young Lives’ unique datasets – tracking the same individuals over two decades across two age cohorts in four countries – the Hub will establish a ground-breaking new area of research to address the lack of evidence on the impact of climate change and environmental shocks over the life course, and across generations in low- and middle-income countries.
Find out more about the Young Lives Research Hub on Climate Change and Environmental Shocks.
Read Young Lives’ evidence on the impact of climate shocks in ‘Weathering the Storm’.
Follow Young Lives at COP29 via our social media channels: Facebook, X, LinkedIn and Instagram. To arrange an interview with Kath Ford at COP29, please contact younglives@qeh.ox.ac.uk