Recognizing children as particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, the Climate Change Commission, led by Vice Chairman and Executive Director Robert Borje, is launching a video production that captures the perspectives and insights of children and youth.

Featuring five individuals aged between 6 and 16, the visual storytelling project explores its young subjects’ understanding of global warming and climate change, their experiences in communities and schools and their future goals and aspirations.

The participants articulate their awareness of climate change issues and impacts, detailing their personal approaches to promoting climate-conscious and sustainable practices. They also express gratitude toward individuals they have interacted with, acknowledging them as environmental heroes for their contributions to raising awareness and participating in adaptation and mitigation efforts, and express their hopes for an ideal resilient future.

In producing this media material, the CCC cites data from the United Nations Children’s Fund revealing that 1 billion, or nearly half of the 2.2 billion children globally, live in extremely high-risk countries.

The Philippines is among these countries, where children are exposed to floods, disasters and damaged ecosystems. These vulnerabilities often worsen existing social inequalities, placing additional strains on children and young people’s overall well-being.

Climate action addressing the needs of youth and girls is among the priority positions of the Philippine government at the 28th Conference of the Parties or COP28 in Dubai, reflecting the CCC’s whole-of-society and inclusive approach in addressing the multifaceted challenges posed by climate change.