Original title: Enhancing youth resilience to agri-food system shocks: a pathway to climate justice
This review looks at how young people in low- and middle-income countries are affected by climate change, economic disruption, and conflict in food and farming systems. It uses systems thinkingA way of studying how connected parts affect one another and can create wider effects.: a way to study how problems connect and can reinforce one another. The review finds that research rarely measures young people’s specific risks or how they adapt. It proposes a framework for building resilienceThe ability to respond and adapt when faced with difficulties or shocks. through fair access to resources, inclusive decision-making, and youth-led adaptation.
Imagine a family trying to keep meals on the table when a storm damages the garden. If a parent loses work too, the family may have less money for food and school supplies. In this paper, the storm, lost income, food access, health, education, and decisions about support are connected pressures on young people; the proposed plan gives them a stronger voice and fairer access to help.
Young people in low- and middle-income countries face climate-related shocks alongside economic disruption and conflict. This review shows why policies aimed at building resilience need to consider how those pressures connect—and include young people in decisions about adaptation, education, and employment.
The review finds that research rarely measures youth-specific vulnerabilities and resilience strategies, and that youth agency and adaptive capacities remain underexplored. Its proposed framework maps connections and suggests resilience pathways; the abstract does not report evidence that these strategies have been tested or shown to improve outcomes.
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Enhancing youth resilience to agri-food system shocks: a pathway to climate justice — Wendy Geza, Tinashe Lindel Dirwai, Nosipho Dlamini et al. — Environmental research. Food systems — doi:10.1088/2976-601x/ae9f61
Abstract licence: CC BY
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