Children have contributed the least to climate change but are disproportionately affected by its impacts. Future generations of children will continue to pay the price. A new series of IDS In Focus Policy Briefings ‘Children in a Changing Climate: Lessons from research and practice' looks at some of the critical issues and areas of action for children in a changing climate.

The series, which includes a briefing by UNICEF UK Climate Change, Child Rights and Intergenerational Justice, draws on research and experience of the Children in a Changing Climate coalition (CCC) and provides new insights into children's right to climate-adaptation support and right to participate in decisions and actions which affect their future.