S ix out of the top ten countries on the Global Climate Risk Index are located in Asia, making it one of the regions most affected by extreme weather events and the impacts of climate change. For a climate-resilient future, it is critical that young people play a central role in adaptation.

On the road to the Africa Climate Action Summit and COP28, the Asian Youth Adaptation Forum aimed to promote the perspectives of young people in adaptation policies; catalyze innovative ideas and adaptation action; and empower the youth adaptation movement to raise the political pressure on the international community to double adaptation finance.