Report

Unless we act now: The impact of climate change on children

Today’s children, and their children, are the ones who will live with the consequences of climate change.

Students play during their break period at school at Kharikkhyong Government Primary School in Rangamati.
UNICEF/UNI170333/Mawa

Highlights

Today’s children, and their children, are the ones who will live with the consequences of climate change. This report looks at how children, and particularly the most vulnerable, are affected and what concrete steps need to be taken to protect them.

Unless we act now: The impact of climate change on children Executive summary | English | French | Spanish

Please contact: climate@unicef.org

Cover page of Unless we act now report
Author(s)
UNICEF
Publication date
Languages
English
ISBN
978-92-806-4826-3

Files available for download

English (PDF, 6 MB)

Related topics

Climate change
Environment
Child rights
Global

More to explore

Press release
3D9EA723-DA22-4F94-B00E-91AA14D9685C@1x Created with sketchtool. 17 September 2023

Two-thirds of global goals for children’s rights and well-being off-pace to meet 2030 target - UNICEF

Visit the page
Article
How flexible funding is saving lives

With generous support from partners, Global Humanitarian Thematic Funding is helping UNICEF save lives

Read the story
Press release
3D9EA723-DA22-4F94-B00E-91AA14D9685C@1x Created with sketchtool. 11 September 2023

Children bearing brunt of stalled progress on extreme poverty reduction worldwide

Visit the page
Press release
3D9EA723-DA22-4F94-B00E-91AA14D9685C@1x Created with sketchtool. 05 September 2023
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell's opening remarks at the second regular session of the UNICEF Executive Board
Visit the page