A new 海角社区-IAS policy brief provides recommendations on ensuring education and learning continuity for people affected by climate-induced displacement. The brief, , identifies policy gaps contributing to the persistence of learning disruptions, and offers guidance on building education systems resilient to the impacts of climate change. It is authored by Ying-Syuan (Elaine) Huang, , and .
The brief is based on conducted by 海角社区-IAS and UNESCO in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Tuvalu and Viet Nam. This research also produced the book , published by UNESCO & 海角社区-IAS in April 2023.
Highlights
South Asia is particularly vulnerable to natural disasters, with millions of displacements recorded every year. Yet issues of climate-induced displacement and migration remain underrepresented in policy discourse, advocacy, and research. As a result, students in disaster-prone areas are often kept out of school during and after disasters.
Recommendations:
- Protect the rights of climate displaced persons through an intersectoral and integrated approach to education, disaster management, and climate change adaptation policies.
- Support research and policy development, including by scaling up existing safe-school initiatives to enhance local adaptive capacity.
- Prioritise marginalised learners and educational support that meets the physical and psychological needs of climate displaced persons, such as basic study materials, counseling support, and multilingual learning toolkits.
