This report, “Advocates for Change: Asia Pacific Children and Youth’s Voices & Perspectives on Climate Action and Disaster Risk Reduction”, is the result of the collaboration between partners from different development organizations. This project commenced in May 2024 and culminated in the launch of the report in October 2024 by the Asia Pacific Coalition for School Safety (APCSS).

More than 8 million vulnerable children and families across East Asia were positively impacted by our programmes in 2022. Additionally, through our engagement with governments and advocacy networks, we contributed to 142 policy changes, creating a more positive enabling environment for 44 million vulnerable children to access their rights, harness opportunities, and achieve their potential. In response to the growing and complex challenges within East Asia, we are deepening our commitment to serve the most vulnerable girls and boys through a greater focus on building community resilience to climate change, addressing the impacts of migration and displacement on children, and working with partners to support policy and systems-level change.

Being one of the first of its kind in the South Asia and Pacific region, the Nepal Innovation Lab (NLab) aims to inspire and deliver effective, high-quality and community-driven solutions. The NLab not only offers its services to communities in Nepal but also supports World Vision’s South Asia/Pacific regional and global partnership. It serves as a solution consultant, facilitating connections and collaborations between various stakeholders within the global innovation ecosystem.

Hunger and climate change in the Pacific – a threat to children’s wellbeing factsheet

World Vision East Asia’s first child-led research on climate action and disaster mitigation reveals that underpinned by the low to moderate levels of disaster preparedness in vulnerable communities, there is a pressing need to strengthen climate education (formal and informal) and disaster mitigation through school programmes and social media channels.

Terry Ferrari shares the critical takeaways from the Southeast Asia School Meals Coalition Summit 

Disasters pose a substantial and growing threat to children and youth's well-being, and climate change is a rising threat to the environment and livelihood, including the survival and well-being of future generations. However, children and youth continue to be on the frontlines in combating climate change and building resilience in their communities. There have been consultative and robust research on child-centred risk reduction and school safety developed globally and in Asia-Pacific. Drawing from the findings, we highlight young people’s voices and perspectives in urging governments, DRR partners, and practitioners to undertake the following actions in line with the underlying goals of the 10th APMCDRR.

The Policy Brief addresses child malnutrition in Nepal, highlighting its causes and proposing solutions. It aligns with World Vision's ENOUGH Campaign, advocating for systemic change and community engagement to end child hunger and malnutrition globally.