How climate change is reshaping the way children grow up

I still remember the day we saw the video announcing our school was going to be closed for a few days due to a flash flood. On any other day, a message indicating school closure would have delighted me, but that day, looking out at the unseasonal downpour drowning our streets, it brought a heavy sense of dread and lack of control. For the first time, climate change stopped being a distant concept and became part of my daily life.

Since then, one question has continued to trouble me: If climate change is already disrupting our lives today, how much more severe will its impacts be in the future? When I think about it, living far from direct exposure to many of these risks, I feel like I am fortunate compared to many other children in Nepal. But what about children living in remote communities who face the risks of climate-related disasters such as floods, landslides and extreme heat year after year?

How do they continue their education when their schools are damaged or destroyed?