Report by UNICEF highlights globally, 1.1 billion children are exposed to at least three overlapping climate hazards and this combined with their physical vulnerabilities and gaps in the social services, increases their risk of harm.
- UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) is a UN Fund established in 1946, with HQ in New York, responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.
Key Highlights of Report
- Climate Hazards Affecting Children
- All children worldwide are now exposed to at least one major climate hazard, including Coastal floods, riverine floods, droughts, heat waves, extreme heat, wildfires, sand and dust storms, and tropical storms.
- 2.3 billion Children estimated to live in areas with detectable air pollutants.
- All children worldwide are now exposed to at least one major climate hazard, including Coastal floods, riverine floods, droughts, heat waves, extreme heat, wildfires, sand and dust storms, and tropical storms.
- Vulnerability in relation to social systems and services
- Health: Climate change could cause 28 million additional cases of wasting and 40 million cases of stunting by 2050 from existing numbers.
- Displacement: Between year 2016–2023, climate hazards caused 62.1 million internal child displacements, averaging over 21,000 per day.
- Education: In 2024, climate-related disasters disrupted schooling for at least 242 million students across 85 countries and territories.
- Poverty: Climate change could push 130 million people into extreme poverty by 2030 thereby impacting children welfare,
