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Impact of Climate Change on Children |
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Author:
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Dhruba Raj Gautam |
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Plan Nepal |
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Published Year:
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2012 |
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Theme:
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Impacts |
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SubTheme:
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Women & marginalized groups |
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Description
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The impact of climate change is being felt worldwide, and it is children who are often the hardest hit as climate change-induced disasters impede their access to basic services and threaten their right to protection. Nepali children are especially vulnerable when a disaster strikes because of Nepal’s high
incidence of poverty, widespread exposure to disease, heavy dependence on natural resources, and inadequate access to information about disaster risk management, climate change adaptation, rights and protection.
Climate change has intensified the negative effects of population growth, harmful land use practices, and deforestation and increased the incidence of vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue and Japanese encephalitis. Children are separated from their families during disasters and when, as is growing increasingly common, their guardians migrate in search of better income opportunities. Providing children with avenues to explore their potentials and take part in development work will help build a society resilient to climate change.
Plan Nepal believes that the recommendations provided in the report will support the
development of a programme framework and advocacy strategy in terms of climate change adaptation in the near future. It is also expected that, at the regional level, this research will assist in widening the scope of climate change adaptation programmes. |
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