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Climate Change Risks to Children Around the Planet - Now and into the Future - New UNICEF Report
I chat about a new report on how climate change is directly affecting children of the world, now, and into the future:
"Nearly half of the world’s children – or 1.1 billion – are now exposed to at least three overlapping climate hazards, threatening their health, education, and survival, according to a new UNICEF report launched today. Almost every child in the world faces at least one climate hazard, while more than 4 million could face as many as six overlapping threats, the report warns.
The Children’s Climate Risk Report 2026 uses the latest available data to map children’s exposure to the eight most frequent climate threats, including coastal floods, droughts, extreme heat, fires, heatwaves, riverine floods, sand and dust storms, and tropical storms. For the first time, the report reveals exactly where – and how intense – multiple and overlapping climate threats are affecting children and the essential social services they rely on, and how governments can take concrete actions to respond.
“The lives of children continue to be upended by the impact of heatwaves, wildfires, droughts, and floods,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. “Half of the world’s children are now living with at least three overlapping climate threats shaping their daily lives.”
Drought, extreme heat, and heatwaves are the most widespread combination of climate hazards, with over 296 million children living in areas exposed to all three conditions, according to the findings. The second most common combination – drought, extreme heat, and tropical storms – leaves more than 115 million children worldwide exposed to these overlapping threats."
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References and Links:
UNICEF Press Release:
Nearly half of the world’s children exposed to at least three overlapping climate threats – UNICEF
Drought, extreme heat, and heatwaves are the most prevalent trio of hazards endangering millions of children globally, according to new climate report: from 15 June 2026
unicef.org/press-releases/nearly-half-worlds-children-exposed-least-three-overlapping-climate-threats-unicef
Our World in Data: ourworldindata.org
Our World in Data: Child Mortality Rates:
ourworldindata.org/grapher/child-mortality?time=earliest..latest
Our World in Data:
Population tool: How will populations across the world change in the 21st century? We created an interactive tool that lets you test how changes in fertility rates, life expectancy, and migration rates will change future populations.
ourworldindata.org/population-simulation-tool?demographyCountry=CAN
UNICEF home page: unicef.org
Wikipedia for UNICEF:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNICEF
UNICEF: Children's Climate Risk Report (2026): Published online June 16, 2026
data.unicef.org/resources/childrens-climate-risk-report-2026/?_gl=1*1lvp03u*_ga*MTkxODQzNDI3Ni4xNzgxNjM0MjMw*_ga_ZEPV2PX419*czE3ODE2MzQyMjkkbzEkZzEkdDE3ODE2MzQzNDYkajI2JGwwJGgw*_gcl_au*NDM2MzEwMDQuMTc4MTYzNDIzNA..*_ga_P0DMSZ8KY6*czE3ODE2MzQyMjkkbzEkZzEkdDE3ODE2MzQzODYkajU1JGwwJGgw*_ga_BCSVVE74RB*czE3ODE2MzQyMjkkbzEkZzEkdDE3ODE2MzQzODYkajU1JGwwJGgw
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Climate Change Risks to Children Around the Planet - Now and into the Future - New UNICEF Report
I chat about a new report on how climate change is directly affecting children of the world, now, and into the future:
"Nearly half of the world’s children – or 1.1 billion – are now exposed to at least three overlapping climate hazards, threatening their health, education, and survival, according to a new UNICEF report launched today. Almost every child in the world faces at least one climate hazard, while more than 4 million could face as many as six overlapping threats, the report warns.
The Children’s Climate Risk Report 2026 uses the latest available data to map children’s exposure to the eight most frequent climate threats, including coastal floods, droughts, extreme heat, fires, heatwaves, riverine floods, sand and dust storms, and tropical storms. For the first time, the report reveals exactly where – and how intense – multiple and overlapping climate threats are affecting children and the essential social services they rely on, and how governments can take concrete actions to respond.
“The lives of children continue to be upended by the impact of heatwaves, wildfires, droughts, and floods,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. “Half of the world’s children are now living with at least three overlapping climate threats shaping their daily lives.”
Drought, extreme heat, and heatwaves are the most widespread combination of climate hazards, with over 296 million children living in areas exposed to all three conditions, according to the findings. The second most common combination – drought, extreme heat, and tropical storms – leaves more than 115 million children worldwide exposed to these overlapping threats."
Please donate to PaulBeckwith.net to support my research and videos connecting the dots on abrupt climate system mayhem.
GoFundMe: gofundme.com/f/help-paul-continue-his-climate-emergency-research
Please subscribe to my YouTube channel. As well as my website, and YouTube, you can find me on Patreon, Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Reddit (multiple climate channels within), Quora, TikTok, Discord, Mastodon, Twitch, Vimeo, Bluesky, TruthSocial, Threads, Substack, Tumblr, Pinterest, etc...
References and Links:
UNICEF Press Release:
Nearly half of the world’s children exposed to at least three overlapping climate threats – UNICEF
Drought, extreme heat, and heatwaves are the most prevalent trio of hazards endangering millions of children globally, according to new climate report: from 15 June 2026
unicef.org/press-releases/nearly-half-worlds-children-exposed-least-three-overlapping-climate-threats-unicef
Our World in Data: ourworldindata.org
Our World in Data: Child Mortality Rates:
ourworldindata.org/grapher/child-mortality?time=earliest..latest
Our World in Data:
Population tool: How will populations across the world change in the 21st century? We created an interactive tool that lets you test how changes in fertility rates, life expectancy, and migration rates will change future populations.
ourworldindata.org/population-simulation-tool?demographyCountry=CAN
UNICEF home page: unicef.org
Wikipedia for UNICEF:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNICEF
UNICEF: Children's Climate Risk Report (2026): Published online June 16, 2026
data.unicef.org/resources/childrens-climate-risk-report-2026/?_gl=1*1lvp03u*_ga*MTkxODQzNDI3Ni4xNzgxNjM0MjMw*_ga_ZEPV2PX419*czE3ODE2MzQyMjkkbzEkZzEkdDE3ODE2MzQzNDYkajI2JGwwJGgw*_gcl_au*NDM2MzEwMDQuMTc4MTYzNDIzNA..*_ga_P0DMSZ8KY6*czE3ODE2MzQyMjkkbzEkZzEkdDE3ODE2MzQzODYkajU1JGwwJGgw*_ga_BCSVVE74RB*czE3ODE2MzQyMjkkbzEkZzEkdDE3ODE2MzQzODYkajU1JGwwJGgw
Please donate to PaulBeckwith.net to support my research and videos connecting the dots on abrupt climate system mayhem.
GoFundMe: gofundme.com/f/help-paul-continue-his-climate-emergency-research
Please subscribe to my YouTube channel. As well as my website, and YouTube, you can find me on Patreon, Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Reddit (multiple climate channels within), Quora, TikTok, Discord, Mastodon, Twitch, Vimeo, Bluesky, TruthSocial, Threads, Substack, Tumblr, Pinterest, etc...
