43 million children displaced in five years

When we talk about global warming, there is what we see, what we feel and what we do not imagine. “Two students at school teased me because my house was flooded. Because we don’t have a permanent home”, says a little girl. Like her, just over 43 million child movements took place between 2016 and 2021, according to a Unicef ​​report. This is the equivalent of 20,000 child movements per day, fleeing floods, storms, droughts and fires.

The phenomenon could double in the next 30 years

“This is just the tip of the iceberg, based on the data we have. Children may be separated from their parents, or caregivers. Often their education is interrupted, their access to care is disrupted, so they are at higher risk of malnutrition, disease or not receiving the most important vaccines“, explains Laura Healy, co-author of the Unicef ​​report. The phenomenon could more than double in the next 30 years.