Flood Green Guide Youth Champions Program Case Study

Youth are frequently overlooked in disaster management processes despite bringing valuable perspectives, technological skills, and innovative ideas. In nature-based flood risk management, their involvement is particularly important, yet few efforts currently focus on youth engagement for reducing flood risk. Including younger generations is essential not only because they represent future leadership but also because they bring their own experience, knowledge, ideas, and enthusiasm to problem-solving, ensuring that critical lessons are preserved and transferred across generations.

This case study examines the Flood Green Guide Youth Champions program, which exemplifies how co-creation strategies can effectively engage youth in disaster risk management. By involving young people from the project's inception, the program promotes agency and leadership while working toward more inclusive climate adaptation and risk reduction approaches. The case study demonstrates how youth can be equipped to become community change agents and advocates for nature-based flood management solutions, offering a replicable model for other projects seeking to develop shared visions with underrepresented groups while addressing the specific barriers that prevent youth participation in disaster risk management processes.

Learn more about the pilot program here.