The situation was the most challenging in South Asia, where 128 million students suffered from climate interruptions last year.
Extreme weather phenomena disrupted the school attendance of about 242 million children last year in 85 countries, tells UNICEF UN Children’s Organization.
According to the study, the heat waves were the most significant reason for the closure of schools. Some countries suffered from several climate damage in 2024. The situation was the most challenging in South Asia, where 128 million students suffered from climate interruptions last year.
– Children are more susceptible to the effects of weather -related crises. The child’s body is particularly vulnerable: it warms up faster, sweats more inefficiently and cools down more slowly than the adult’s body, says Unicef’s CEO Catherine Russell.
Extreme weather events can, among other things, damage schools, make school trips, lead to dangerous learning conditions and influence students’ concentration. In addition, in unstable situations, prolonged school closure reduces children’s probability of returning to the classroom and increases the risk of child marriages and child labor.
UNICEF urges the business world and world leaders to invest in strengthening the climate endurance of education services.