Children and youth

This report reveals how children’s exposure to multiple, overlapping climate hazards, inherent physical vulnerabilities, and the gaps in the social services they rely on, undermines their rights and increases their risk of harm.

Climate hazards have always occurred naturally, but human-induced global warming is changing much of the world as we know it.

Child drownings spike during heatwaves – and it’s a serious climate justice issue

The report addresses the escalating climate crisis in Southern Africa, where the region has swung from severe El Niño-driven drought in 2023-2024 to devastating La Niña floods and cyclones in 2025-2026, affecting nearly 1.9 million people.

On 29 April 2026, Vanuatu marked its first national observance of the International Day in Memory of the Victims of Earthquakes, bringing together partners to strengthen earthquake preparedness and disaster resilience.

Researchers interviewed 15 Australian primary school children aged between nine and 12-years-old about environmental change, which includes things such as pollution, climate change and deforestation.

The World Health Organization has recently published a conceptual framework on hashtag#maternal health, highlighting the importance of mitigating heat-related risks.

Researchers find ‘alarming’ effect on fertility across global species from simultaneous exposures