Guinea-Bissau Climate Landscape Analysis for Children
CLAC
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Highlights
The climate crisis is a child rights crisis. Guinea Bissau is experiencing extreme temperatures, rising sea levels, more flooding, and the gradual disappearance of our coastal lands. At the same time pollution and deforestation are increasing, placing children and young people at great risk. It is impacting our health, education, and access to vital resources. It is also undermining our cultural heritage and identity, which is inextricably linked to our environment.
Despite our rich biodiversity, natural resources, and vibrant culture, Guinea-Bissau remains one of the world's least developed countries, ranking at the bottom of the 2024 Human Development Index. The majority of Guinea-Bissau's children live in poverty, a hardship exacerbated by climate change and environmental degradation. It is the children of today and the generations to come who will bear the brunt of this escalating crisis.
The Climate Landscape Analysis for Children (CLAC) sheds light on the direct impacts of climate change on our communities, with invaluable insights from youth across Guinea-Bissau. Young people are profoundly concerned about the future but cannot solve this problem on their own. We need strong collaboration and support from the government and international organisations such as UNICEF.
We, the young people of Guinea-Bissau, are calling on our government, civil society, the private sector and international organisations to listen to our voices and the evidence provided in this report.
