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  • Climate-related disasters significantly impact children's health and well-being.
  • Existing government policies inadequately address climate disaster drivers.
  • Children's vulnerability and exposure to these disasters necessitate targeted protection strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the crucial role of children in climate change mitigation and disaster preparedness.
  • To emphasize the need for enhanced disaster education for children.
  • To explore innovative educational approaches for disaster risk reduction.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on children's health, climate disasters, and disaster education.
  • Analysis of children's potential as agents of change in climate action and disaster preparedness.
  • Exploration of digital and online educational formats for disaster risk reduction.

Main Results:

  • Children can actively contribute to reducing community vulnerability and advocating for climate change mitigation.
  • Effective disaster education hinges on increasing children's risk perception and knowledge.
  • Innovative digital and online platforms offer promising avenues for disaster preparedness education.

Conclusions:

  • Integrating children into climate change mitigation and disaster preparedness programs is essential for long-term risk reduction.
  • Disaster education for children, particularly through engaging digital formats, is vital for their safety.
  • Public awareness campaigns, supported by entertainment industry partnerships, are needed to promote disaster preparedness among children.