Millions of children are already being driven from their homes by weatherrelated events, exacerbated by climate change. Decisions to move can
be forced and abrupt in the face of disaster, or the result of pre-emptive
evacuation – where lives may be saved, but many children still face the
challenges that come with being uprooted from their homes. In the context of
slow-onset climate processes, displacement can be driven by an interplay of
socio-economic, political, and climate-related factors. Decisions to move often
occur in a context of constrained life choices and eroding livelihoods, where
children and young people are trapped between aspirations and hopes, a duty
of care to their families and communities, and pressures to leave home.