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Report released this week by the United Nations Economic Commission (UN) for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and UNICEF revealed that climate change can push 5.9 million children, adolescents and young people from the region by 2030.
The study analyzed 18 countries, including Brazil, and warned that the situation can get worse if urgent measures are not taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Child in the Brazilian Amazon Region | Disclosure/UNICEF/Giacomo Pirozzi
If nothing is done, the number can triple and reach 17.9 million young people, all under 25. The report also pointed out that the lack of climate financing and the absence of adaptation policies increase the vulnerability of this population.
Northeast Brazil appears as one of the most critical areas of the continent, next to the Southern Cone and the “dry corridor” of Central America. These regions are more exposed to the effects of drought, floods and other extreme phenomena that directly affect families’ lives and food safety.
According to official data, Latin America and the Caribbean are responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, but are among the regions most vulnerable to the effects of global warming.
