A new report by the International Data Alliance for Children on the Move (IDAC), Climate Mobility and Childhood: Examining the risks, closing the data and evidence gaps for children on the move, considers how the well-being of children may be affected when climate change and human mobility intersect in their lives – or, what can be described as experiences of climate mobility.
The report considers what is known about children in this context today, asking questions including:
- What does the current evidence base tell us about the estimated number and location of children on the move for climate-related reasons?
- How far are children likely to go when they are on the move due to the impacts of climate change?
- How is climate mobility shaping children’s deprivations, risks and vulnerabilities?
It also highlights the urgent need to address the many critical data gaps regarding children on the move as the climate action agenda advances, sharing relevant good practices of innovative child-related data work from IDAC's network to inspire stakeholders.
Concluding with a series of action points to ensure data and statistical systems are equipped to accommodate the needs of children who are on the move and navigating the impacts of climate change, the publication calls on decision-makers to commit to and invest in an evidence-based approach to climate-related migration and displacement that prioritizes the rights of children.
This Executive Summary provides the key messages and main findings of the report's four sections.
