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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature
Switzerland AG 2021
A. Simmons, Impacts of Climate Change on Young People in Small Island Communities,
Sustainable Development Goals Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50657-5_2
Interrogation of the Literature
on the Impact of Climate Change
on Youth in SIDS: Major Highlights,
Findings, Gaps in the Existing
Literature and a New Conceptual
Framework
Abstract
The chapter establishes the theoretical basis
and development context for the book. This
includes presenting a general overview of the
literature on youth and the impact of climate
change from the perspective of how economic
and other crises impact on youth and the coping mechanisms used to adapt to various crisis contexts. Youth and climate change is
identified as an area severely understudied.
The chapter identifies the gaps in the literature and justifies the need for the study. It
positions the book within the context of
human capital theory and highlights the current research findings from the IPCC on climate change and its impact on youth in
SIDS. This is explored within the context of
human capital theory and climate change
adaptation of youth in SIDS and education
and skills training for climate change adaption. It assesses a range of existing conceptual
frameworks, including the Sustainable
Livelihoods Framework, to determine their
relevance to the study and justifies the need
for the development of a new conceptual
framework. The methodologies to operationalise the new conceptual framework on climate change adaptation are presented.
Keywords
Livelihoods · Small Island Communities
Agriculture · Tourism · Fisheries · Human
Capital Theory · Climate Change Adaptation
Sustainable Livelihoods Framework
Conceptual Framework
Although climate change is viewed as a severe
modern-day crisis facing youth and their communities, the body of literature on the impact of climate change on youth in SIDS is minimal
(Pereznieto et al. 2011). This chapter will hereby
discuss economic and other development crises
that impact youth as well as the coping mechanisms used in various contexts. In the absence of
viable literature on the subject, Pereznieto et al.’
(2011) work will act as a basis.
Who Are Young People and How
They Are Defined?
Young people constitute approximately 45–50%
of the population of Caribbean SIDS (Carter
2008) and are classified as the most vulnerable
sector of the population to the impact of climate
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature
Switzerland AG 2021
A. Simmons, Impacts of Climate Change on Young People in Small Island Communities,
Sustainable Development Goals Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50657-5_2
Interrogation of the Literature
on the Impact of Climate Change
on Youth in SIDS: Major Highlights,
Findings, Gaps in the Existing
Literature and a New Conceptual
Framework
Abstract
The chapter establishes the theoretical basis
and development context for the book. This
includes presenting a general overview of the
literature on youth and the impact of climate
change from the perspective of how economic
and other crises impact on youth and the coping mechanisms used to adapt to various crisis contexts. Youth and climate change is
identified as an area severely understudied.
The chapter identifies the gaps in the literature and justifies the need for the study. It
positions the book within the context of
human capital theory and highlights the current research findings from the IPCC on climate change and its impact on youth in
SIDS. This is explored within the context of
human capital theory and climate change
adaptation of youth in SIDS and education
and skills training for climate change adaption. It assesses a range of existing conceptual
frameworks, including the Sustainable
Livelihoods Framework, to determine their
relevance to the study and justifies the need
for the development of a new conceptual
framework. The methodologies to operationalise the new conceptual framework on climate change adaptation are presented.
Keywords
Livelihoods · Small Island Communities
Agriculture · Tourism · Fisheries · Human
Capital Theory · Climate Change Adaptation
Sustainable Livelihoods Framework
Conceptual Framework
Although climate change is viewed as a severe
modern-day crisis facing youth and their communities, the body of literature on the impact of climate change on youth in SIDS is minimal
(Pereznieto et al. 2011). This chapter will hereby
discuss economic and other development crises
that impact youth as well as the coping mechanisms used in various contexts. In the absence of
viable literature on the subject, Pereznieto et al.’
(2011) work will act as a basis.
Who Are Young People and How
They Are Defined?
Young people constitute approximately 45–50%
of the population of Caribbean SIDS (Carter
2008) and are classified as the most vulnerable
sector of the population to the impact of climate
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