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Half of the world's children are bearing the brunt of climate change: UN

A boy and his grandmother inspect their house damaged by typhoon Rolly in the Philippines
A boy and his grandmother inspect their house damaged by typhoon Rolly in the Philippines Source: UNICEF

Around one billion children in a number of African countries including Chad, Central African Republic and Guinea remain most at risk of the effects of climate change.


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By Peggy Giakoumelos, Stergos Kastelloriou

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Around one billion children in a number of African countries including Chad, Central African Republic and Guinea remain most at risk of the effects of climate change.


That's according to the United Nations Children’s Fund's (UNICEF) first child-focussed climate risk index.

In Australia, children are most likely to struggle with the impact of bushfires and prolonged droughts.


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