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  • 2 years ago
New research by Unicef and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre reveals that 43 million children have been displaced in the past six years due to extreme weather events, with floods and storms accounting for 95% of the displacements. China, the Philippines, and India have the highest number of child displacements, while small island states and the Horn of Africa experience the greatest proportion. The recent flooding in Pakistan and drought in countries like Somalia and Afghanistan have further highlighted the risks of displacement due to global warming. Wildfires and riverine floods also pose significant risks, with children accounting for one-third of global internal displacements caused by weather-related disasters.
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00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:02 New research by UNICEF and the internal displacement monitoring center shows
00:05 that in the last six years,
00:07 43 million children have been forced to move because of extreme weather,
00:10 mainly floods and storms, which have made up 95% of these displacements.
00:15 China, the Philippines, and India have the most child displacements while small
00:19 island nations and the Horn of Africa have the highest proportions.
00:22 Recent floods in Pakistan and droughts in places like Somalia and Afghanistan
00:27 emphasize the dangers of climate change induced displacement.
00:30 Wildfires and river floods also go ahead and pose significant risks while
00:34 children make up one third of those displacements globally by weather related
00:38 disasters.
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