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United Nations • Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas.

UNICEF: Climate change and children

UNICEF
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This film is an entry to a micro-documentary film contest, 'Vulnerability Exposed: Social Dimensions of Climate Change.' Please visit www.worldbank.org/sdccfilmcontest and vote your favorite film. BALI, Indonesia, 12 December 2007 -- As part of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, UNICEF held a series of events to highlight the effects of global warming on children and to ensure that young people are involved in debate on this issue. At a panel discussion, international delegates discussed the impact of climate change on children, particularly those living in less developed countries. "Children are more likely to succumb to natural disasters," said Uganda's Environment Minister, Maria Mutagamba. "Children are born into this climate change problem -- trees being cut, rubbish being burned. These are serious issues affecting a child's health and future." To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/i... ...more
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UNICEF: Climate change and children
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2008Feb 12
This film is an entry to a micro-documentary film contest, 'Vulnerability Exposed: Social Dimensions of Climate Change.' Please visit www.worldbank.org/sdccfilmcontest and vote your favorite film. BALI, Indonesia, 12 December 2007 -- As part of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, UNICEF held a series of events to highlight the effects of global warming on children and to ensure that young people are involved in debate on this issue. At a panel discussion, international delegates discussed the impact of climate change on children, particularly those living in less developed countries. "Children are more likely to succumb to natural disasters," said Uganda's Environment Minister, Maria Mutagamba. "Children are born into this climate change problem -- trees being cut, rubbish being burned. These are serious issues affecting a child's health and future." To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/i...

UNICEF

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