A report from UNICEF shows that almost every child in the world is exposed to at least one climate hazard. Furthermore, approximately 1.1 billion children face three or more of these threats at the same time.

聯合國兒童基金會的一份報告顯示，世界上幾乎每個兒童都暴露在至少一種氣候災害中。此外，約有 11 億名兒童同時面臨三種或更多的這類威脅。

The Children's Climate Risk Report 2026 examines eight main climate hazards, including floods, droughts, extreme heat, and storms. According to the data, drought and extreme heat are the most common risks, affecting 1.8 billion and 1.2 billion children respectively. Additionally, the report notes that air pollution affects nearly every child globally, while 1 billion are exposed to malaria.

《2026年兒童氣候風險報告》分析了八種主要的氣候災害，包括洪水、乾旱、極端高溫和風暴。根據數據，乾旱和極端高溫是最常見的風險，分別影響了 18 億和 12 億名兒童。此外，報告指出空氣污染影響了全球幾乎所有兒童，而有 10 億名兒童暴露在瘧疾威脅之下。

Geographic analysis shows that vulnerability varies by region. For example, over 4 million children in the Sahel region face a combination of heatwaves, extreme heat, and dust storms. High-risk exposure is most severe in Asian countries such as Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Pakistan. However, wealthy nations are also affected; in Italy, 6 million children face droughts and long heatwaves. The report emphasizes that a lack of basic social services, such as healthcare and education, makes it harder for children in fragile states like Chad to recover from these disasters.

地理分析顯示，脆弱程度隨地區而異。例如，在薩赫勒地區，超過 400 萬名兒童面臨熱浪、極端高溫和沙塵暴的共同影響。高風險暴露在孟加拉、緬甸和巴基斯坦等亞洲國家最為嚴重。然而，富裕國家也受到影響；在義大利，有 600 萬名兒童面臨乾旱和長期熱浪。報告強調，缺乏醫療和教育等基本社會服務，使得乍德等脆弱國家的兒童更難從這些災害中恢復。

These climate hazards have serious effects on education, as they disrupted schooling for 242 million children in 85 countries during 2024. To reduce these risks, UNICEF argues for a shift toward renewable energy and the removal of fossil fuels. The organization suggests creating a plan for climate adaptation that focuses on protecting schools and hospitals, setting up early warning systems, and providing climate education to empower young people.

這些氣候災害對教育產生了嚴重影響，在 2024 年期間，導致 85 個國家的 2.42 億名兒童學業中斷。為了降低這些風險，聯合國兒童基金會主張轉向可再生能源並淘汰化石燃料。該組織建議制定氣候適應計劃，重點保護學校和醫院、建立預警系統，並提供氣候教育以賦予年輕人能力。

The current global situation shows that children are widely vulnerable to multiple environmental threats, which means urgent action is needed to reduce emissions and adapt our systems.

目前的全球情況顯示，兒童廣泛地易受多重環境威脅影響，這意味著需要採取緊急行動以減少排放並調整我們的系統。