The importance of incorporating cross-cutting considerations within the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), including children, youth and demographic characteristics such as gender and age, was underscored by multiple Parties during COP30 negotiations. Following the adoption of the Baku Adaptation Roadmap (BAR) and Belém Addis Vision (BAV) to support the implementation of the GGA, the 64th Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SB64) arrives at a critical junction for the GGA. While these workstreams provide an important platform to strengthen adaptation ambition and accountability, further clarity is needed on roles, responsibilities, and mandates for taking this work forward.

In this brief, UNICEF, UNFPA, Save the Children, Young Lives and YOUNGO explore how Parties can prioritise the meaningful inclusion of children and young people within the GGA on the road to COP32 in 2027.