儿童和青年特别容易受到气候变化的影响。然而,年轻一代也可以在气候研究中发挥关键作用,为缓解和适应气候危机提供科学知识。与经常建立和固定知识体系的资深学者不同,年轻人可以为气候研究带来新鲜和创新的想法。此外,青年的参与确保了解决气候问题的可持续方法,因为他们将是长期受影响最大的群体。虽然诸如此类的机会和规划旨在加强他们的发言权,但ecr仍然受到缺乏资金支持、获得资助机会有限、实验室设施和设备不合格以及缺乏使用权保障的制约。此外,与资深研究人员相比,他们往往被认为缺乏经验,参与气候研究领域的机会有限。例如,根据2015年同行评议报告(Peer Review in 2015: A Global View) (https://go.nature.com/4ifeyZ7),只有6%的期刊文章被ecr评议。同样值得注意的是,ecr经常把他们的无薪“空闲时间”用于提高他们未来的就业前景。由于项目只提供临时就业,因此投入的时间对他们的职业发展至关重要。一些ecr可能会因为没有足够的财政资源来养活自己而感到经济困难。他们的贡献和产出应该得到公平的承认和重视。
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