Girls' Education, Family Planning, and Climate Adaptation

Positives

• The policy brief thoroughly explains the benefits of funding female education and family planning information in low- and middle-income countries.
• Clear connections are made to climate change and its effects on female populations in low and middle-income countries. 
• A direct correlation is made between higher education, planned families, and increased climate adaptation.
• Since the document is presented as a PDF, it can be printed for use as a hard-copy information source.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• One of the main ideas of the publication is the importance of family planning, so teachers may wish to research local school policies before assigning the reading.
• Several countries are mentioned, so teachers may wish to provide either a globe or an interactive world map for classroom use.
• Teachers must provide an email address and zip code to receive the publication.
• The document can be downloaded in English or French.
• Once downloaded, the policy brief can be shared via social media.
• Students should know about family planning and climate change and should understand that, in many countries, girls do not have as much access to education as boys do,

Differentiation

• Connections can be made in Social Studies classes while studying world geography, due to the many countries mentioned in the article.
• Health classes will find the report beneficial when discussing the importance of family planning.
• English classes can utilize printed PDFs when learning how to annotate informational resources.
• The report is lengthy, so teachers may wish to use a jigsaw method of small-group instruction.
• Teachers can use this article to introduce the concept of climate change as a social justice issue, combining this article with other examples of climate change affecting certain groups, such as minorities or those of low socioeconomic status, more than others.