Safeguarding youth sexual and reproductive health and rights in the context of increasing climate-related disasters in the Pacific: A scoping review of policies and responses

Abstract

Pacific youth (15–24 years) experience multiple challenges to realising their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Climate-related disasters compound pre-existing social and health inequities, including for youth SRHR. Meaningful youth engagement is crucial to understand their risks and inform inclusive disaster responses. This scoping review aimed to explore if and how both youth SRHR and youth engagement are identified in disaster policies and reported in humanitarian responses. We focus on the 2020 Tropical Cyclone (TC) Harold as a disaster event, providing a real-world example of current approaches to youth SRHR and youth engagement in disaster policies and disaster response..