Climate Funding for Young People Inadequate, Says New Report

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"The future belongs to the children, and we should do everything possible to ensure we leave a liveable climate for them."

That's how Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland KC frames the plight of young people affected by climate change, who she says are "on the frontline" and "facing job losses, displacement, health issues, and educational setbacks."

A new report from the Commonwealth Secretariat and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change's children and youth constituency, however, finds that many of those young people aren't getting the financial support they need to deal with the effects of climate change, the Guardian reports.

The report, which looked at 100 youth-focused climate finance initiatives, found that while there has been an increase in youth-focused climate finance, funds are dispersed in small amounts, hindering large-scale youth-led climate action.

The report calls for "a fit-for-purpose approach to deploying climate finance for youth-led actions to remove existing barriers and ensure young people receive a fair share of support," per a press release.

The report also found that the audit information provided by funders lacked full transparency, especially about beneficiaries and what projects were funded.

"This report reveals the dire need to scale up financial support for young people and prevent

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