Displaced Futures: Youth, Climate Mobility & the Rights of a Generation
Hosted by Gabriela Nagle Alverio & Dr. Kate Martin
As climate impacts intensify, children and youth are being forced to move—without ever being asked what their future should look like. From the Pacific Islands to global migration corridors, young people are already on the frontlines of climate-forced displacement, yet they remain underrepresented in the legal frameworks and policy conversations that shape their lives.
This dynamic session brings together the expertise of Dr. Kate Martin, whose fieldwork explores youth perspectives on climate-enforced displacement in the Pacific, and Gabriela Nagle Alverio, a legal scholar and practitioner focused on climate mobility law and children’s rights, including her work with UNICEF.
Together, they’ll explore:
Youth perspectives on displacement and identity in the Pacific Islands
The gaps in international and domesticclimate mobility lawwhen it comes to protecting displaced children and youth
The urgent need to buildclimate awareness and literacy among children in the Global North
What educators, lawyers, and climate actors can do tocenter young people in both policy and practice
Format:
Opening reflections by both speakers
A moderated dialogue connecting research, law, and lived experience
Interactive discussion with participants on solutions, advocacy, and youth inclusion
This session is ideal for educators, legal advocates, youth organizers, funders, and policymakers looking to understand how climate mobility is reshaping the future—and why youth voice, protection, and participation must be non-negotiable.
Because the next generation isn’t just inheriting the crisis—they’re already living it.