A new UNICEF report released Friday highlights the impacts of climate change on children, saying that 20,000 children were displaced every day between 2016 and 2021.
A total of about 43 million children, on average, were displaced during the six-year period due to the impacts of storms, floods, fires and other extreme weather made worse by climate change.
The report published by the United Nation's children's agency also warns that even the most moderate estimates that only take into risks from flooding rivers, cyclonic winds and floods amount to an expected 113 million displacements of children over the next 30 years.
Extreme weather Children had to leave their homes at least 1.3 million times because of drought in the years covered by the report, more than of them in Somalia, although the report says this is likely an undercount. Unlike floods or storms, people do not evacuate before a drought hits.
Increased risks Displacement increases other risks to children. Children can easily become separated from their parents or caregivers when fleeing their homes, making them at far greater risk of being exploited, trafficked or abused.
Increased risks Displacement increases other risks to children. Children can easily become separated from their parents or caregivers when fleeing their homes, making them at far greater risk of being exploited, trafficked or abused.
Future risks Yet until now, children displaced by weather-related events have been statistically invisible.
Existing displacement data are rarely disaggregated by age, and factors such as rapid urbanization, fragility and conflict can mean that children on the move are even more likely to slip through the cracks.
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