Save the children who have to bear the brunt of climate change

#COP21 #climatechange #greenhousegasemission UNICEF has sounded a warning that the adverse effects of climate change would be reflected in our future generations because climate change would lead to droughts and floods, the children would suffer from malnutrition and diseases. More than half a billion children live in areas that are associated with extremely high flood occurrence and 160 million in high drought zones. These children are exposed to the impacts of climate change.
Climate change would be discussed in the upcoming 21st UN climate change conference, known as COP21. World leaders would assemble in Paris from November 30 to December 11 and will seek to reach agreement on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, which is critical to limiting potentially catastrophic rises in temperature.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 25 November 2015.

Out of the 530 million children in the flood-prone zones, some 300 million live in countries where more than half the population lives in poverty (on less than $3.10 a day).
And, out that "of those living in high drought severity areas, 50 million are in countries where more than half the population lives in poverty".
In view of the sheer numbers the magnitude of the task cannot be ignored. As indicated by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake, the children are the least responsible for climate change, but they, and their children, are the ones who will live with its consequences. And, disadvantaged communities face the gravest threat because climate change means more droughts, floods, heatwaves and other severe weather conditions.

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