Extreme Weather Conditions Disrupted the Education of Approximately 242 million Children Across 85 Countries in 2024, According to A report
One in Seven Students Could not go to School Due to Heatwaves, Floods, Cyclones, and various other Extreme Weather Conditions.
Last Year was the Hottest on Record, with Recent Years Seing Global Average Temporary Surpassing the Critical 1.5 Degrees Celsius Warming Threshold.
South Asia the Most Affected area
According to the Report, Heatwaves Impacted AT THE VERY LEAST 171 millionChildren In April Alone, 118 million Children Were influenced, with temperature level spiking in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Thailand and the Philippines.
Then Later in September, The Start of the Academic Year Coincided with the Devastation Typhoon Yagi, which Hit East Asia and the Pacific.
But the Hardest Hit Region was South Asia, where 128 million School Children Were influenced. The Majority, 54 million, remained inIndia Most of Them Were Hit by Heatwaves, which Effected 35 million in Bangladesh.
Over 400 Schools Were Ruined by Flooding in Pakistan in April, Whereea’s in Afghanistan, Heatwaves Followed by Severe Flooding in May Destroyed Over 110 Schools.
The Report Estimates that Nearly 74% of the Children Affected Were based in Middle and Low-Income Countries
Months of Drowht in Southern Africa, Exacerbated by El Nino, Threat The Schooling and Futures of Millions ofChildren Cyclone Chido and Tropical Storm Dikeledi Left Mayotte in Ruins and Destroyed Over 330 School in Mozambique, Severely Disrupting Education.
UnicefHighlight ‘Overlooked’ Aspect of Climate Crisis
UNICEF’s Executive Director Catherine Russell worried that Education was Among the Services Most Frequently Disrupted by Climate Hazards.
“Yet it is Often overlooked in Policy Discussions,” She Warned “Children’s Futures must be at the forefront of all climate-related plans and actions.”
Russel so worried that Children were the “Most vulnerable” to severe weather condition.
“They Heat Up Faster, They Sweat Less Efficiently, and Cool Down More Slowly Than Adults,” She Said in A Statement.
“Children Cannot Concenter in Classrooms that offer no respite from sweltering Heat, and they cannot get to school if the path is flooded, or if schools are washed away.”
RMT/LO (AFP, AP)
