Regarding very fast changing weather United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) A report has come out. In which It has been told that due to bad weather (heatwave, floods, cyclones), school education of about 242 million or 24 million 20 lakh children has been disrupted in 85 countries. UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell warned that children are ‘more sensitive’ to the extreme weather. He said in a statement, ‘Children are rapidly warm than elders, sweat less and are slowly cold. Due to the scorching heat, children are not able to focus in classrooms, because they do not get relief there. If the water is flooded or the school is washed away, then they are unable to reach the school. “
Education is interrupted due to climate change
Russell said that education is one of the services that are most often interrupted due to climate -related hazards. He warned and said, yet it is often ignored in policy discussions. The future of children should be at the forefront of all climate-related schemes and functions.
The available data shows that due to heatwaves, cyclones, floods and other extreme weather, classes of students from kindergarten to high school had to be postponed, had to extend holidays, delayed opening of school. Even schools were damaged or destroyed throughout the year.
At least 171 million children have been affected by the heatwave. In April, 118 million children have been affected by heatwave in April due to a lot of temperatures in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Thailand and Philippines. Thousands of schools were closed during the summer in the Philippines due to the danger of hyperthermia among children. Because there were no ACs in these schools. Schools start in many countries in the month of September itself. Classes in 18 countries were canceled due to disastrous storm Yagi in East Asia and Pacific region.
Most children affected in India
South Asia was the most affected area due to climate, where 128 million school children were affected. Most children were affected 54 million due to heatwave in India. While 35 million children in Bangladesh were affected by heatweight.
Necessary steps will be taken soon
This figure is likely to increase further in the coming years due to increase in temperature. Half of the world’s children (about one billion) are living in countries where the risk of climate change is high. According to UNICEF estimates, if the emission of greenhouse gases continues in this way, then in 2050, eight times more children will face heatwaves compared to 2000. More than three times people will be in the grip of severe floods and 1.7 times more people. UNICEF called for investment in classes that are more resistant to climate hazards. In addition to the immediate effects, UNICEF has also expressed apprehension that this damage may increase the risk of some children – especially girls leaving school.
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