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Climate change and impacts

Children playing football in Southern Bangladesh in the area that is still suffering from the devastating impact of the severe Fani cyclone.
Document
24 November 2023
The world’s children need urgent action on climate change
World leaders can change the trajectory of children’s futures

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The World’s Children Need Urgent Action on Climate Change (PDF, 689 KB)
A girl walks through the snow, Mongolia
Press release
21 November 2023
Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children
Joint press release from UNICEF, WHO and UNFPA
A mother with her daughter walk across a snow covered area of the city during a heavily polluted morning in Kabul, Afghanistan
Explainer
20 November 2023
Air pollution: A threat to children's rights
How air pollution impacts children's lives and the action we need
A child amidst rubble after a hurricane
Blog post
13 November 2023
Climate finance is about fulfilling obligations
It’s no longer about developed countries being “good-hearted”
A boy sports a cricket bat over his shoulder amid a backdrop of flooded plains
Blog post
13 November 2023
Leaders inspire responsible behaviour by acting responsibly
Empowering communities in the face of the climate crisis: A call for inclusive action and female leadership
A mother and daughter look out over submerged houses
Report
08 November 2023
The climate-changed child
A Children’s Climate Risk Index supplement

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English (PDF, 6 MB)
French (PDF, 6 MB)
Spanish (PDF, 6 MB)
Arabic (PDF, 8 MB)
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell
Press release
01 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
Girl on bicycle after cyclone
Document
22 August 2023
UNICEF Today & Tomorrow Initiative

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Today and Tomorrow Case Study (PDF, 236 KB)
Milica Radovanovic (11) and Lazar Seferovic (11) cool off during a hot day in Belgrade, Serbia, July 2022
Press release
27 July 2023
1 in 2 children in Europe and Central Asia are exposed to high heatwave frequency, double the global average
To protect children – who are particularly vulnerable to the effects of heatwaves – UNICEF outlines six policy recommendations for governments across the region
Document
07 June 2023
Child Climate Risk Index-Disaster Risk Model (CCRI-DRM) subnational risk assessment

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CCRI-DRM Overview (PDF, 738 KB)
GeoSight - Geospatial Risk Analysis and Visualization (PDF, 1 MB)