Extreme weather conditions interfere with schooling for almost 250 million children, says UNICEF | News of poverty and development
The UN Agency says that students in 85 countries last year experienced disorders associated with climate.
At least 242 million students had the education of thermal waves, cyclones, floods and other extreme weather last year, the United Nations agency announced for children.
Thermal waves were the most assigned climate event, and Bangladesh, Filipin and Cambodia experienced widespread school closure and abbreviated teaching time, UNICEF said in a report published on Friday.
Afghanistan was among a series of countries that faced multiple climatic dangers, with the country faced with heat waves, as well as heavy sudden floods that damaged or destroyed more than 110 schools in May, UNICEF said.
Global temperatures reached the highest level in the history of 2024, with an average surface temperature of the country that rose by 1.55 degrees Celsius (2.79 degrees Fahrenheit) above the average of 1850-1900, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
“Children are more sensitive to the influences of time crises, including stronger and more frequent thermal waves, storms, droughts and floods,” said UNICEF CEO Catherine Russell.
“Children’s bodies are uniquely vulnerable. They heat up faster, sweat less effectively and cooled more slowly than adults. Children cannot concentrate in classrooms that do not offer a break from high heat and cannot reach school if the trail is flooded or if the school is carried away. ”
A total of 85 countries experienced interruptions in schools associated with climate, including 20 countries where interruptions were across the country, according to UNICEF.
Of the nearly 250 million affected students, 74 percent were in medium and low income countries.
South Asia was the most severely affected region, with about 128 million students facing climate change, followed by East Asia and Pacific, according to UNICEF.
In September, the most common interruptions were recorded, with at least 18 countries suspending teaching, according to the UN agency.
“Education is one of the services that is most commonly interrupted due to climate hazards. However, he is often neglected in political discussions, despite his role in the preparation of children to adapt to the climate, ”said Russell.
“The future of children must be at the helm of all plans and actions associated with climate.”
