Some young people are hesitant to start a family because they are worried about the impact it will have on the environment. But some experts argue, there are good reasons to still consider having ...

Diarrhea remains one of the most serious health threats to young children in the Global South, and new research shows that ...

Opinion: Climate change negatively affects our children’s health Firefighters work Monday Aug. 5, 2002, to control burning vegetation atop Blue Mountain in Lehigh Township. (Rick Smith/Special ...

Children are not just victims of climate disasters — they are emerging as key agents of change. Through games, workshops and ...

A new global report finds that climate change, especially extreme heat, is cutting school years short for children, disrupting learning, and worsening education gaps, especially in poorer countries ...

“When it comes to climate change, children are disproportionately impacted,” said Bo Viktor Nylund, director of UNICEF Innocenti, the organization’s dedicated research center.

The newest fact sheet in this series, Climate Change & Children’s Health: Mental Health, details how climate change and exposure to more weather disasters affect the mental health of young people.

The decisions give priority to children's right to a healthy environment, affecting the government’s coal-power plans ...

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with economist and demographer Dean Spears about why he thinks depopulation isn't the answer to the global climate crisis.

“The climate finance goal agreed to at COP29 last year failed children and their families bearing the brunt of climate change,” Save the Children’s Martina Bogado Duffner told The Independent.

Together, the pair share information about human-caused climate change — the science, why it's a problem, what can be done about it — in a way that's tailored to suit children ages 4 to 8.