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  • This briefing highlights the detrimental impact of climate change on the food system and the serious threat this poses for children and future generations, especially in low income countries. © UNICEF/HQ06-2278/Bannon

    Climate change, food systems and children: a case for greater action 8 April 2013This briefing highlights the detrimental impact of climate change on the food system and the serious threat this poses for children and future generations, especially in low income countries.

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    Briefing: making a better world for children at Rio+20 The Rio+20 Summit in June 2012 provides a unique moment to reshape the development agenda for 2012 and beyond. This briefing sets out what the UK government must do to ensure that the Summit provides a better world for children.25 May 2012

  • Children are the least responsible for the causes of climate change and yet are the most vulnerable to its impacts. © UNICEF/NYHQ11-0114/Noorani

    Climate proof children: Putting the child first in climate finance The money available to deal with climate change's effects on children is both urgent and necessary. It will provide the resources to protect children from the worst impacts of climate change through adaptation, and will also ensure a safer future for all generations through low carbon development.21 November 2011

  • Climate change will exacerbate the existing vulnerabilities of children in South Africa. © UNICEF/Schermbrucker

    Exploring the Impact of Climate Change on Children in South Africa This study highlights the likely impact of climate change on children's health, education, nutrition, safety and access to adequate housing and sanitation in South Africa – both directly and indirectly.21 November 2011

  • When extreme conditions become more extreme, how will children fare? © Johanna Mustelin / UNICEF East Asia and Pacific/2011

    Climate change impacts on children in the Pacific As part of a series of analytical investigations of climate change impacts on children in East Asia and the Pacific, UNICEF looked at the Pacific Islands generally and Kiribati and Vanuatu in particular because their current development challenges are expected to be severely impaired by future global warming.18 November 2011

  • Global climate change is already affecting children in Mongolia. © Preslava Nenova-Knight / UNICEF East Asia and Pacific/2011

    Children's vulnerability and their capacity as agents for community-based adaptation in Mongolia The UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office commissioned a study of children's vulnerability to climate change and their role in adaptation efforts in Mongolia. The study is part of a regional series aiming to raise the otherwise low profile of children’s needs and capacity in relation to the growing international policy focus on climate change issues. 18 November 2011

  • Group of girls playing on the banks of the Ciliwung River in Jakarta. © Mia Urbano / UNICEF East Asia and Pacific/2011

    The impacts of climate change on nutrition and migration affecting children in Indonesia The UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office commissioned a series of country studies across the Asia-Pacific region, including Indonesia, to examine the empirical evidence on the probable climate change impacts on children as well as children's adaptive capacity to climate threats. 18 November 2011

  • Children in East Asia and the Pacific will be among those most affected by climate change. © UNICEF East Asia and Pacific/2011

    Children's Vulnerability to Climate Change and Disaster Impacts in East Asia and the Pacific Children in East Asia and the Pacific will be among those most affected by climate change. Millions of children across the region already suffer from a lack of access to clean water and proper sanitation, and are vulnerable to food shocks and risks of disease. Climate change is expected to greatly worsen this situation.15 November 2011

  • A Haitian girl holds a cooking pot. © UNICEF/NYHQ2010-2563/LeMoyne

    UNICEF and Disaster Risk Reduction Disaster risk is the potential loss expressed in lives, health status, livelihoods, assets and services, which could occur to a particular community or a society due to the impact of a natural hazard. It is recognised as a key climate change adaptation strategy. 2 June 2011

  • A girl smiles as she solves a math problem at the blackboard of a UNICEF-supported child-protection centre in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. © UNICEF/NYHQ2010-2871/Noorani

    The benefits of a child-centred approach to climate change adaptation Climate change, and its impacts on natural and human resources, threatens to undermine human development across the globe. Without concerted action, millions of children will be at increased risk from infectious disease, malnutrition, water scarcity, disasters, and the collapse of public services and infrastructure. 9 May 2011