Climate Change | UNICEF Canada: For Every Child

Learn more about UNICEF’s work under the topic "Climate Change".

Climate Change: A Teenager’s Perspective

The world is changing, and not in a good way. As a teenager growing up, I slowly saw the environment around us changing. It's not just about ice caps melting or sea levels rising; it is about the impact on our everyday lives. Climate change isn’t an abstract idea but a fact that touches everyone.

A single tree in a landscape is divided: the left side lush and green, the right side dry and barren with cracked ground, symbolizing climate change.

Stories of hope from 2022

To end the year with a note of gratitude, here are five stories of hope from around the world – showing us how one small intervention can impact the lives and futures of children.

A woman hold up a baby in her arms above her head, behind her are many trees.

Amid devastating floods, can 11-year-old Mukesh hold onto his dream?

Mukesh and his family are living in makeshift tents in Sindh, Pakistan after unprecedented floods devastated the country and his family lost everything.

A child looks into the camera, behind him are a flooded field and half submerged homes.

Children Can Change the World: Youth Climate Champions

Imagine what children could do if they learned about climate and environmental crisises and their education taught them how to be changemakers. These young climate activists are fighting for climate education – to ensure that every child has the tools to help protect their environment and communities.

A girl holds stickers with the hashtag Fridays for Future printed on them.

Clean air for children in Bayankhongor

Gers – a traditional Mongolian yurt – rely on coal stoves for heating and cooking. To help combat pollution in Mongolia, UNICEF is working on new methods of energy efficiency and indoor air quality. So far, 200 chimneys have already been replaced but there’s many more to go.

Smog clouds sit over the capital of Mongolia.

Lessons in Tackling the Climate Crisis

From uniting behind the science to the power of small actions, here are lessons we can take away from the COVID-19 pandemic response, to address the ongoing climate crisis.

A little girl stands near a flooded water pump in India.

A Gathering Storm: Climate Change in Bangladesh

With massive tropical storms and instances of heavy flooding on the rise, climate change is clouding the future of children in Bangladesh.

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