Education outcomes in the era of global climate change

Children and youth are vulnerable to the threat of climate change, yet
potential non-health impacts, such as those on global education outcomes,
are not well understood. In this cross-disciplinary review, we synthesize
research linking climate change-related stressors with children’s education
outcomes. We fnd that climate change is probably already undermining
education outcomes for many populations worldwide via multiple direct
and indirect pathways. We suggest that a developmental life-course
framework is well suited to understanding these efects, particularly how
climate risks can accumulate across the life course. Further, we show that
existing vulnerabilities moderate the relationship between climate stressors
and adverse education outcomes. We conclude with a discussion of current
methodological challenges and outline future research directions.