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UNICEF's new report is an important milestone in understanding how climate hazards are affecting children. Through new data, we can now see where children are exposed to a variety of hazards in unprecedented detail, and help governments to take action.

More than a billion children are now facing at least three overlapping climate hazards. For the first time, the Children’s Climate Risk Report 2026 reveals exactly where – and how intensely – these threats are affecting children and the essential social services they rely on. Explore the data and find out how governments can take concrete actions to respond.

Almost all children are now exposed to at least one of the following climate hazards: coastal floods, drought, extreme heat, fire, heatwaves, riverine floods, sand and dust storms, and tropical storms. Nearly half of the world’s children are at risk from at least three overlapping climate hazards, threatening their health, education, and survival. Discover more in the Children’s Climate Risk Report 2026.

The climate crisis is a global phenomenon but its effects are not felt equally. Without identifying who the most vulnerable children are, where they live and how they are affected by climate-related impacts, it’s nearly impossible to develop effective solutions. UNICEF’s Children’s Climate Risk Report 2026 reveals children’s exposure to multiple, overlapping climate hazards. Explore the important new data.

Children are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis, as their developing bodies make it harder for them to cope with physical and psychological stresses. The Children’s Climate Risk Report 2026 helps governments to map where children are most at risk to climate-related shocks and stresses, and plan for concrete action.

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