Climate change and impacts

A girl stands in floodwater in front of a well, Bangladesh

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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

20/03/2020

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World failing to provide children with a healthy life and a climate fit for their future: WHO-UNICEF-Lancet

As climate and commercial threats intensify, WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission presses for radical rethink on child health

18/02/2020

Climate action and UN General Assembly 2019

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COP 25: Young climate activists call for urgent action on the climate crisis at UNICEF-OHCHR event

06/12/2019

Anguilla. A girl stands near a partially destroyed brick building.

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As impact of climate crisis worsens, Caribbean islands see six-fold increase in number of children displaced by storms, new UNICEF report shows

Spike in displacement could be new norm as climate change predicted to cause more Category 4 and 5 hurricanes in the region

05/12/2019

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200,000 children affected as heavy flooding in Somalia brings increased risk of malnutrition and disease outbreak

UNICEF and partners working to meet urgent needs of most vulnerable children

05/11/2019

Outside the town of Ouanaminthe, Haiti, a child wades through the flood waters where several small villages suffered significant damages caused by Hurricane Irma. 8 September 2017.

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Youth propose climate actions in Costa Rica global conference

Regional challenge for youth-led solutions to climate change is launched ahead of COP25

07/10/2019

16 children, including Greta Thunberg, file landmark complaint to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child

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16 children, including Greta Thunberg, file landmark complaint to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child

Child petitioners protest lack of government action on climate crisis

23/09/2019

New York City: a girl speaks into a loud speaker at a climate action demonstration.

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Youth for climate action

Elevating the voices of young people to protect the future of our planet

13/09/2019

Alaska, United States: a girl wearing a red coat stands on an ice floe.

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Environment and climate change

Climate change and environmental degradation undermine the rights of every child

13/09/2019

On 24 October 2016 in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, children pass in front of a flame fed by waste and rubber materials in order to make Kanda, a type of smoked meat, at an abattoir. The workers at the slaughterhouse use cow bones, rubber tires, electric wires, aluminum cans and other waste to sustain the flames, making the fumes very dangerous to inhale.

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Only 6 per cent of children in Africa live in areas where air pollution is reliably measured at the ground-level

More reliable ground-level measurements are required to combat this silent killer of children, particularly in Africa where the problem is growing and gravely under-studied

04/06/2019

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