Feeling the Heat: Child survival in a changing climate
Climate change is the biggest global health threat to children in the 21st century, yet the link between climate change and child survival struggles to command public and political attention. Tackling the issues must become a global priority, now.
- Published
- November 2009
Climate change is no longer a distant, futuristic scenario, but an immediate threat.
And without concerted action, climate change will cause millions of children to be at increased risk from disease, undernutrition, water scarcity, disasters, and the collapse of public services and infrastructure.
One of the largest groups to be affected will be children under the age of five.
A child’s chances of survival will increasingly depend on how climate change contributes to existing vulnerabilities and how well communities are able to adapt.
This report, published in advance of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December 2009, examines those vulnerabilities and identifies the adaptation measures that can be taken to benefit children.
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