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Understanding the Impacts of Natural Disasters on Children
Content Type: Resource
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Publisher(s): Society for Research in Child Development
Date: Jan 2023
Location: Global

Every year, 175 million children globally are expected to be affected by natural disasters, including floods, cyclones, droughts, heatwaves, severe storms, and earthquakes. Children are...

Extreme heat: Preparing for the heat waves of the future
Content Type: Resource
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Publisher(s): United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairsthe International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societiesand the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre.
Date: Oct 2022
Location: Worldwide

This paper has two broad objectives. First, it aims to review the scale and nature of the humanitarian challenge posed by extreme heat, both now and under future climate change scenarios. This...