Close to 690 million children living in areas exposed to climate change: UNICEF

Q.  How many of the world’s 2.3 billion children live in areas massively exposed to climate change according to UNICEF?
- Published on 25 Nov 15

a. 650 million
b. 690 million
c. 710 million
d. 810 million

ANSWER: 690 million
 
Around 690 million of the 2.3 billion children in the world are living in areas affected by climate change, according a UNICEF report entitled “Unless We Act Now.” Close to 530 million children live in countries hardest hit by tropical storms as well as high floods. Around 160 million kids are growing in regions affected by severe drought, mostly in Africa.

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