Climate change adaptation

How can communities improve their livelihoods while also protecting the ecosystems they depend on?

As climate risks continue to intensify, early action is key to protecting community health. Community-based approaches are opening up more sustainable solutions – especially for children and vulnerable groups.

On 23–24 April 2026, Save the Children Vietnam participated in the Climate Change Education Forum of Shanghai Climate Week 2026, with the support of Save the Children China.

More than 60 young people from Vietnam and the Republic of Korea came together to connect, exchange ideas, and share climate initiatives at the event “Vietnam–Korea Youth Acting Green for a Shared Future.”

Climate change is increasingly impacting children’s lives and learning. In this context, climate change education should go beyond simply delivering knowledge; it needs to help children understand, experience, and gradually take action within their own environments.

In late March 2026, Save the Children, together with partners, convened the Year 1 Review and Year 2 Planning Meeting for the “Innovative Finance for Ecosystem-Based Enterprise Development in Vietnam” project in Da Nang and Ca Mau.

Livelihoods connected to nature can only be truly sustainable when people have access to the right resources for long-term development.

The youth group Green Chenh Venh represented Viet Nam at the Generation Hope Goals Final Event during the 13th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) in Bangkok.

“I hope this season goes well, with healthy and fast-growing shrimps… Thanks to the support of shrimp and crab seedlings, my family has a better chance to make a living,” shared a resident of Tam Giang Commune, Cà Mau, with a bright smile.

In December 2025, Save the Children organized a series of interactive climate and disaster risk communication activities for children in Tam Giang, Ca Mau as part of the “My Forest Child” project, contributing to nurturing a generation that is more resilient and proactive in the face of climate change.

Ângelo Aniceto, 18, President of the Environmental Club at Chókwè Secondary School, was motivated to learn about the environment. After Green Mindset training, he built a semi-hydroponic greenhouse at home with recycled materials to grow vegetables, aiming for family consumption and business. He encourages colleagues and represents the spirit of Project LINK in Chókwè, showing how young people can transform knowledge into real solutions.

The LINK Project, funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), is rehabilitating 192 water boreholes and empowering Water and Sanitation Committees in Manica, Gaza and Tete. The objective is to improve access to drinking water, strengthen community management of water resources, and increase community resilience to climate change. The LINK Project is funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and implemented in partnership with the Government of Mozambique

Despite three decades of pledges and some progress, the 30th UN climate summit takes place against a backdrop of catastrophic climate disasters that are forcing millions of children from their homes, disrupting their education, and causing hunger and threats to their health and safety.

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Save the Children, in partnership with the National Institute of Social Action (INAS), has completed the registration of over 6,150 beneficiaries of the Productive Social Action Programme (PSAP) in Manica, Gaza, and Tete provinces. Conducted between July and August 2025 using the SIB-Mobile application, this activity aims to strengthen the climate resilience of vulnerable communities and ensure that assistance effectively reaches those most in need.

The historic climate change ruling at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) today is a landmark win for child campaigners, acknowledging the adverse impacts of climate change on child rights, and offering children renewed hope, Save the Children said.

Save the Children has handed over its coastal resilience project to 12 communities in Pujehun and Bonthe. The project improved livelihoods, protected mangroves, and empowered locals through VSLAs, eco-friendly ovens, and training. Communities now lead the way forward.

Families in Vanuatu are adopting climate-smart agricultural techniques such as growing climate resistant crops to prepare for future climate-driven disasters in the wake of devastating Tropical Cyclone Lola 18 months ago.

Climate resilient classrooms in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu – the first to be built by Save the Children – will get a fundraising boost from an epic 4,000km, 90-day journey across New Zealand by two celebrity adventurers.