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Climate change and impacts

A child protects himself from the heavy rain with a plastic chair after Hurricane Iota in Nicaragua
Press release
07 December 2023
Only half of young people able to identify correct definition of climate change – UNICEF, Gallup
Findings highlight urgent need to protect and invest in children, including in climate education, in decisions at COP28
A group of children between 5 and 13 years of age pose smiling in front of the camera in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.
News note
04 December 2023
Latin America and the Caribbean: Less than 4 per cent of climate funding considers the needs of children
Tres niños juegan en lo que ahora es una área seca en el pueblo de Geokaloi, Pakistán.
Report
13 November 2023
The climate-changed child
A children's climate risk index supplement

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Una madre, con su hijo y su hija caminan por un camino de tierra.
Press release
06 October 2023
Latin America and the Caribbean: 2.3 million children displaced by weather-related disasters over six years
In the region, floods alone are projected to displace 4.6 million children over the next 30 years, new UNICEF analysis shows
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell
Press release
04 September 2023
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell visits Brazil to highlight the impact of poverty and climate change on children
The Executive Director’s visit to Sao Paulo, Recife and Brasilia highlight the more than half of Brazil’s children living in poverty, with many more vulnerable to climate and environmental risks
climate-action
Press release
28 August 2023
UN Committee on the Rights of the Child calls on states to take action in first guidance on children's rights and the environment, with a focus on climate change
Today, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child published authoritative guidance to States on what they must do to uphold children’s right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
Three young people talking.
News note
11 November 2022
UNICEF Poll: African youth report reconsidering having children due to climate change at higher rate than youth from other regions
Globally, 2 in 5 young people said the impacts of climate change have made them rethink their desire to start a family, according to agency’s latest U-Report findings.
Imagen del concurso Guardianes del Clima
Press release
07 November 2022
COP 27: Two Latin American teachers win global climate education award
The TeachersCOP awarded four teachers leading the way in climate education inside and outside the classroom in their countries.
Girl with mask washing her hands.
Article
22 March 2022
Water and the climate crisis: 10 things you should know
The world needs to get water smart. Everyone has a role to play, and we cannot afford to wait
Recursos COP26
Page
23 October 2021
Seven key resources to follow COP26
A series of resources selected by young climate advocates in Latin America and the Caribbean that will help you make the most of your participation in COP26