Terre des Hommes India to Host ‘Children and Climate 2025’ for Stronger Child-Centric Climate Action

New Delhi, Dec 9: Terre des hommes  India, the country’s first dedicated child rights organisation working at the intersection of climate vulnerability, health, protection, and migration, will convene Children and Climate 2025 on 11th December 2025 at Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The event will be a multi-stakeholder consultation aimed at reimagining child-centred responses to the climate crisis.

As climate change intensifies, children remain amongst the most disproportionately affected. Globally, almost every child is exposed to at least one major climate or environmental hazard, while nearly half live in extremely high-risk countries. For children in India, the impacts are already visible be it extreme heat, malnutrition, waterborne diseases, displacement, loss of schooling, and heightened risks of violence and exploitation.

Children and Climate 2025 seeks to bridge these gaps by bringing together donors, practitioners, researchers, youth speakers, community organisations, and policymakers to co-create more integrated pathways. The consultation will focus on strengthening the linkages between climate action and social protection, embedding child-responsive approaches into migration and health systems, and exploring opportunities for innovative financing and programme design.

Structured around the principles of project cycle management, the conference will guide participants through key stages of building effective climate-responsive programmes. It will include problem identification, resource mobilisation, implementation, collaboration, and evaluation.

Through this convening, Tdh India aims to catalyse a shared, multi-sectoral commitment to place children at the centre of climate resilience planning and ensure that the next decade of climate action in India is rooted in protection, equity, and inclusion.