The lives of the world’s most vulnerable children, those living in poverty, are being made worse by the effects of climate change, according to the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund’s (UNICEF) 2015 Annual Report. “Natural disasters, including extreme weather events associated with climate change, flattened villages and wreaked havoc on people’s lives,” the report says.
“The effects of climate change – diseases, droughts and floods that destroy food sources and livelihoods – further exacerbated risks to children and deepened deprivation for millions,” UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake said in the report.