The Mekong countries are among the regions most severely affected by climate change worldwide. Climate change is causing floods, droughts, rising sea levels, biodiversity loss, water scarcity, and a wide range of health risks. Children are particularly vulnerable.
The Mekon countries are signatories to the 2015 Paris UN Climate Conference and have committed to taking measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Messages from young people from Laos
“Please stop cutting down forests. Try planting new trees instead. I would also like to ask everyone to stop using so much plastic and creating so much plastic waste.”
Xan
“Cassava and rubber are very important to Laos. But if we continue to cut them down and burn them as we have been, it creates a lot of dust and pollutants. It’s important to me that people understand how harmful this is, especially for children.”
Kina
The project strengthens children's rights to a healthy environment in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam and supports climate change adaptation measures. Six experienced NGOs are working together as a consortium to empower children, young people, and communities to identify environmental problems, develop solutions, and initiate policy change. TdH has been collaborating with all six organizations for decades (from 1987 to 1997, depending on the partner). The aim is to empower children and young people as agents of change. Background: The Mekong countries are among the regions most severely affected by climate change worldwide. Climate change is causing flooding, droughts, rising sea levels, biodiversity loss, water scarcity, and a range of health risks. Children are particularly vulnerable.
