Y-Adapt

Y-Adapt is a curriculum for young people consisting of games and playful activities (see full website).

It helps them to both understand climate change and to take practical action to adapt to the changing climate in their community. These actions are local interventions that reduce the impacts of extreme-weather events. These can be rapid-onset events such as heavy rain leading to flooding, or slow-onset events such as extreme heat and drought.

The curriculum is broken down into seven sessions, each with a different goal.

Session 1 – Introduction

Session 2 – Climate Change Challenge

Session 3 – Map the Hazard

Session 4 – See the System

Session 5 – Act to Adapt

Session 6 – Choose your challenge

Session 7 – Join the Y-Adapt community

Specialist Session – Experience the Environment

Facilitating the sessions will require some practice, but we have created facilition videos to help you prepare. You can find them here.

For any questions you can email: y-adapt@climatecentre.org

Youth Action across the world - Be inspired

Once you completed Y-Adapt the Adaptation Action Card can be added to the world map, to help inspire others that are looking for ways to take climate action in their communities.

Translations

Planning to facilitate Y-Adapt in French?
You can find the J’Adapte files by clicking on the button below.