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UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) video that brings statistics about the conditions that children and communities are facing in developing countries due to the impacts of climate change.

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The climate crisis is a child rights crisis | UNICEF

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Once upon a time there was a global mental health crisis unlike any other, climate change. Every day children in developing countries are suffering from ptsd, depression, and anxiety caused by the economic distress or trauma brought on from climate change or extreme weather. Because of that it is important for therapists, and those in the field of psychology to learn more ways to treat the mental health stressors that are arising because of climate change, and to have more resources available, especially in developing countries for children, whose development may suffer because of these mental health stressors they are facing. Research shows that children facing the impacts of climate change can struggle with their resilience depending on their ability to cope with disasters such as droughts, extreme heat, floods, and exploitation of land. This work is important to me because I am pursuing a career in therapy, with that being said  I value mental well-being and acknowledge that it goes hand in hand with one's environment. And if we do this work it can bring to light (even more) the severity of climate change and allow for governments and big corporations to view the high risks that children and communities in developing countries face. This perhaps can pave the way for more legislative action to reduce greenhouse gases and send health care aid to these countries.

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"Approximately 1 billion children are at an 'extreme high risk' of the impacts of climate change."

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"Approximately 1 billion children are at an 'extreme high risk' of the impacts of climate change."

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Women and children walking to collect water in Guembe Valley, Zambia. Since 2018 the area has been extremely affected by drought, leaving 2.3 million Zambians in severe food scarcity.

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Live illustration that brings together the many factors that are at play when it comes to climate change. From government, to women's rights, public health, and agriculture.

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This book brings together the knowledge and opinions of 40 contributors, scientists, development workers, etc. to help explain what climate change means for the children of today that will have to face the consequences of climate change tomorrow.

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Developing Countries are Already Feeling the Impact of Climate Change 

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Developing Countries are Already Feeling the Impact of Climate Change 

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This article explains how children in developing countries are already more exposed to extreme weather conditions and are predicted to disproportionately suffer (in the near future) from the effects of climate change. Given that developing countries have limited supplies of safety nets, widespread poverty, and weak government institutions it is more likely for children to have a difficult time coping and adapting to the changes of extreme weather. Natural disasters that are brought forth by climate change can also cause post-traumatic stress on children. Loss of homes and agricultural resources can also cause economic stress, which is heavily correlated to psychological stress.

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Climate change may be particularly dangerous for children in developing countries. Even today, many developing countries experience a disproportionate share of extreme weather, and they are predicted to suffer disproportionately from the effects of climate change in the future. Moreover, developing countries often have limited social safety nets, widespread poverty, fragile health care systems, and weak governmental institutions, making it harder for them to adapt or respond to climate change. And the fact that many developing countries have high birth rates and high ratios of children to adults (known as high dependency ratios) means that proportionately more children are at risk there than in the developed world. In this article, Rema Hanna and Paulina Oliva delve into climate change s likely implications for children in developing countries. Such children already face severe challenges, which climate change will likely exacerbate. In particular, most people in developing countries still depend primarily on agriculture as a source of income, and so anything that reduces crop yields-such as excessive heat or rain-is likely to directly threaten the livelihoods of developing-country families and their ability to feed their children. Poor nutrition and economic disruption are likely to lower children's scholastic achievement or even keep them out of school altogether. Children in developing countries also face more-severe threats from both air and water pollution; from infectious and parasitic diseases carried by insects or contaminated water; and from possible displacement, migration, and violence triggered by climate change. How can we temper the threat to children in developing countries? Hanna and Oliva write that we should design and fund policies to shield children in developing nations from the harm caused by climate change. Such policies might include developing new technologies, inventing more-weather-resistant crops, improving access to clean water, increasing foreign aid during disasters, and offering more assistance to help poor countries expand their safety net programs.

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Implications of Climate Change for Children in Developing Countries on JSTOR

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This is a preview. Log in to get access Climate change may be particularly dangerous for children in developing countries. Even today, many developing countries experience a disproportionate share of extreme weather, and they are predicted to suffer disproportionately from the effects of climate change in the future.

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Climate Change Drastically Impacts Children in Lower-Income Countries 

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Climate Change Drastically Impacts Children in Lower-Income Countries 

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This article explains the various impacts that climate change has on the health AND mental well-being of children in lower-income countries. In addition to giving a background on what climate change is, this article goes even further and explains the many health risks posed by extreme weather. It is also mentioned that a child’s resilience depends heavily on their ability to cope with such disasters. Younger children have a more difficult time coping than older children when it comes to the physiological trauma caused by extreme weather and climate change.

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This article provides a brief overview of the implications for children of climate change-both of extreme weather events and more gradual changes, along with the adaptations likely to be made at various levels. Because data on the impacts of climate change tend not to be disaggregated by sub-population or by age, there is insufficient knowledge to present a comprehensive picture of the impacts for this age group. Instead, this paper extrapolates from existing knowledge in a number of related areas to present a picture of the probable implications for children's health, safety, and long-term well being, especially in lower-income countries and communities that are at highest risk from climate change. The article stresses not only children's vulnerability, but also their resilience and their capacity as active agents to play a role in addressing the challenges they confront related to climate change.

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Children, Youth and Environments (CYE) is an international, multidisciplinary online journal that disseminates knowledge with the goal of stimulating discussion and action in support of inclusive, sustainable, and healthy environments for children and youth everywhere. CYE carries original peer-‐reviewed research papers, reports on innovative and reflective practice, book and film reviews, and news related to children, youth and the environments where they live, learn, work, play, discover the natural world, participate in their communities, and find basic services.

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This is a preview. Log in to get access This article provides a brief overview of the implications for children of climate change-both of extreme weather events and more gradual changes, along with the adaptations likely to be made at various levels.