Almost 1 in 2 Haitian young people does not know about climate change effects
A recent poll conducted by UNICEF reveals the impact of climate change on adolescents and youths.
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A poll conducted by UNICEF on 12 May 2021 reveals that almost one in two adolescents and youths does not know what effects climate change has on their lives or how to reduce those effects.
The recent U-Report poll on climate change effects has given the opinion of 1,803 adolescents and young people, mostly 15 to 25 years old, 54 percent of whom were young boys.
44% of young people are not informed about the effects of climate change and the vulnerability linked to cyclones, floods, landslides, etc.
66% of adolescents and young people have been victims of hurricanes, cyclones, floods, landslides or drought in the past five years.
42% have experienced loss of material or human lives related to natural disasters in their community, and 31% have experienced such losses in their own family.
After a natural disaster hit their community, 51% of young people have received no assistance from the authorities or humanitarian organizations.
77% of young people use solar energy, recycle plastic, reforest, clean the beaches to protect the environment.
43% do not know how to reduce the risks linked to natural disasters such as cyclones, floods, landslides, etc.