Climate Change Exposes Children
to Lifelong Harm, Study Finds.
The finding was released in
a study conducted by 'The Lancet,'
called The Lancet Countdown
on Health and Climate Change.
It was completed in collaboration
with 120 experts from 35 well-
known organizations including the
World Health Organization (WHO). .
It found that without
drastic action on climate
change, an entire generation will
be marked by illness and disease.
"Children are particularly vulnerable to the health risks of a changing climate. Their bodies and immune systems are ... more susceptible to ... environmental pollutants."
- Nick Watts, Study Co-Leader, via Aljazeera.
"Without immediate action from all countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions ... climate change will come to define the health of an entire generation."
- Nick Watts, Study Co-Leader, via Aljazeera.
Researchers found that air
pollution is among the most
immediate and impactful
health threats to children.
According to the WHO,
ambient and household
air pollution led to more
than 7 million deaths in 2016