Half of world’s children exposed to at least three climate hazards, Unicef says
Summary
A Unicef report says half of the world’s children face at least three climate dangers like heatwaves, floods, and droughts. This puts their health, education, and safety at risk, especially in vulnerable communities such as Papua New Guinea and parts of Africa and Asia.Key Facts
- Over one billion children worldwide deal with at least three simultaneous climate hazards.
- Children in Papua New Guinea must swim across a crocodile-infested river after a bridge was destroyed by heavy rains in 2012 and has not been replaced.
- Climate hazards threatening children include heatwaves, storms, floods, droughts, fires, sand and dust storms, and tropical storms.
- The Sahel region in Africa and countries in Asia (Bangladesh, Myanmar, Pakistan) are among the hardest hit areas.
- Even wealthy countries like Italy have millions of children exposed to heatwaves and droughts.
- Climate threats cause injuries, illness, missed school, and other hardships for children.
- Unicef urges governments and businesses to reduce emissions and improve infrastructure and services that protect children.
- Strengthening health, education, and infrastructure systems can help children today and secure their future.
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