Unless we act now: the impact of climate change on children
This report looks at how children, and particularly the most vulnerable, are affected by the consequences of climate change and what concrete steps need to be taken to protect them.
Climate change means more droughts, floods, heatwaves and other severe weather conditions, which will contribute to the increased spread of major killers of children, such as malnutrition, malaria and diarrhoea. These are particularly dangerous for very young children as they can impede their early development, with lifelong, irreversible impacts. Climate change can also create a vicious circle: a child deprived of adequate water and sanitation before a crisis will be more affected by a flood, drought, or severe storm, less likely to recover quickly, and at even greater risk when faced with a subsequent crisis.
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