Nearly all children globally exposed to at least one climate hazard: Report
Key takeaways
- Report highlights the growing threats posed by climate change and calls for the green transition to be accelerated.
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- “The lives of children continue to be upended by the impact of heatwaves, wildfires, droughts, and floods,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell.
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Report highlights the growing threats posed by climate change and calls for the green transition to be accelerated.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A girl wades a street flooded with seawater amid rising tides in Tibaguin Island, Hagonoy, Philippines [File: Ezra Acayan/Getty]By Daniel Khalili-Tari Published On 16 Jun 202616 Jun 2026Almost all children across the globe are exposed to at least one climate hazard and the situation is expected to worsen unless greenhouse gas emissions are urgently reduced, says a report by UNICEF.
The report, published on Tuesday, warns that climate hazards pose a threat to children on multiple fronts, with nearly half of the world’s children exposed to at least three such hazards, putting their health, education and survival at risk.