Climate change and children: a human security challenge. Policy review paper
Series: Innocenti Publications Date of Publication: 2008 Pages: 51
ISBN: 978-89129-83-8 Thematic area: Child Protection
Descriptors: child survival and development - environmental degradation - environmental effects
Available online : http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/climate_change.pdf
“….The study reviews the implications of climate change for children and future generations, drawing on relevant experiences in different sectors and countries of promoting child rights and well-being. It traces in considerable detail the pathways through which shifts in temperature and precipitation patterns create serious additional barriers to the achievement of the child survival, development and protection goals embraced by the international community. The role of children as vital participants and agents of change emerges as a key theme….’
Global climate change and child health:
a review of pathways, impacts and measures to improve the evidence base
Author(s): Akachi, Yoko ; Goodman, Donna ; Parker, David
Date of Publication: 2009 Pages: 22 Series: Innocenti Discussion Papers, 2009-03 Thematic area: Child Protection
Descriptors: child health - environmental degradation – environmental effects - malnutrition
Available online : http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/idp_2009_03.pdf
“….This paper reviews the published evidence of pathways and impacts of global climate change on child health. The review was occasioned by the recognition that most of the work to date on climate change and health lacks clear focus on the children's dimension, while the climate change and children literature tends to be brief or imprecise on the complex health aspects.
Studies were identified by searching the PubMed database for articles published before April 2009. Publications by agencies (e.g., UNICEF, WHO, IPPC) were also included based upon review. A list of references was developed that provide evidence to the linkages between climate change and health outcomes, and on specific health outcomes for children. The analysis explores the hypothesis of disproportionate vulnerability of children’s health to environmental factors, specifically those most closely related to climate change.
Based upon scientific and policy research conducted to date there is found to be substantial evidence of disproportionate vulnerability of children in response to climate change. The diseases likely to be potentiated by climate change are already the primary causes of child morbidity and mortality, including vector-borne diseases, water-borne diseases and air-borne diseases. For this reason further research, assessment and monitoring of child health in respect to climate change is critical. Proposals are made for governments to integrate environmental health indicators into data collection in order to accurately assess the state of child health in relation to other age groups and its sensitivity to climate change….”
Patrizia Faustini Senior Communication Assistant
Innocenti Research Centre, Communication and Partnership Unit - United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Piazza SS. Annunziata 12, 50122
phone: +39-055-2033 253 fax: +39-055-2033 220 email: pfaustini@unicef.org website: www.unicef-irc.org
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