Jennifer Lauren, Research Fellow at Montfort University's Media Discourse Centre, has worked globally on youth, education and livelihood initiatives in crisis-affected settings in collaboration with multinational agencies, the private sector, grassroots organizations, and academia including UNESCO, UNICEF, OECD, Visa, Reporters sans Frontières, New York University and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She holds Dual Master's Degrees in International Affairs and Global Communications from the American University of Paris in France.

Introduction: A Global Challenge 1. Power of Place: Perspectives, Challenges and Breakthroughs of Youth Climate Activists 2. A Liberatory Education Approach to Climate Change: Youth Climate Justice in Ireland 3. Breaking Barriers to Sustain Youth Participation in and Beyond Brazil 4. Defenders of the Rainforest: Building the Living School of the Amazon 5. Understanding Children's Experiences of Climate Destabilisation and Disaster: Its Context, and Physical and Emotional Impacts 6. Empowering Youth Livelihoods through Climate and Crisis: Launching a Climate Movement 7. Aprendiendo a Recordar: Regional Memory and Transformative Learning in the Colombian Climate 8. Blurring Lines: Youth Development, Colonisation, and Climate Change 9. Bridging the Gap: Youth-led Solutions to Climate Challenges in Asia-Pacific 10. Transforming Mindsets and Practices in Global Development and Education