We Need to Do Better: Climate Related Disasters, Child Protection and Localizing Action in the Caribbean

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We Need to Do Better: Climate Related Disasters, Child Protection and Localizing Action in the Caribbean
This study aims to understand the climate related disaster risks facing children, the perspectives from children about the risks, and practical ways to enhance localized child protection approaches in preparing for climate related disasters in the Caribbean.

It is centered around focus group discussions and an online survey with 198 adolescents ages 14-17 years in the Bahamas, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.

Adolescents overwhelmingly feel that they do not have the information needed to be safe from potential violence, abuse, and exploitation in climate related disasters.