The HCDI, a Christian humanitarian organisation has been working particularly for quality improvement in the lives of children through developmental projects with child-centered approach. “Children are the worst victims of climate change. The booklet is the outcome of a series of workshops conducted in Nagpur, Varanasi and Pune on the impact of climate change on rural and tribal children by HCDI. Especially, the children from Varanasi, who are the victims of Bihar Floods, expressed that the greed and exploitation of natural resources are the reasons behind climate change. These experiences have been complied in the booklet,” said Naina Athalye of HCDI. The representatives of children were also present on the occasion.

HCDI Director Thomas Rajkumar said that although the climate change affects human lives as a whole, children, especially living in rural and tribal areas, are worst affected. The booklet aims to provide a platform to their voices and to learn from their experiences.

The booklet makes for an interesting read with description of how drought, excessive rains and floods impact the children, how they adapt, what constraints they face and what solutions they have to offer to reduce the impact of climate change. It also describes the appeals children make to the adults to complement their efforts.

Simple language, illustrations, a running commentary of the scenario and findings of workshops in tabular form, are the highlights of the booklet. Through the booklets the children have made a plea for mitigation of climate change.

THE CONTENT

The booklet contains descriptions of calamities hit children, how they adapt. It also gives solutions by children to reduce impact of climate change.