This background paper for the GAR2011 provides empirical data and builds on the globally available evidence base in order to move forward the debate on engaging children as active citizens in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). It aims to further debates on child agency and capacity by developing an understanding of how and why children become effectively engaged in DRR policy and practice.
The research forms part of a larger programme of work within the Children in a Changing Climate (CCC) coalition, which has looked at spaces where children have opportunities to influence and engage in DRR and climate change policy and developed an evidence base from which to articulate the capacity of children as agents of change within their communities.
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