(VOV) -A seminar was organised in Hanoi on June 20 to discuss the negative impact caused by climate change and natural disasters on Vietnamese children.
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Participants at the event, which was jointly held by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), stressed that children are among those most vulnerable to climate change.
Many children suffer from accidental injury, even fatality, in the wet season. Those who live in flood-prone areas are often affected by infectious diseases, malnutrition, and severe shortage of clean water. They also find it hard to access education and healthcare services.
A study will be carried out in three provinces and cities over five months, from May to September 2014, to develop a strategy incorporating children-related policy into climate change adaptation programmes.
The research is expected to raise public awareness of climate change response and natural disaster mitigation, especially among children.
Delegates proposed social welfare policies for vulnerable groups in climate change affected areas to help minimise risks and reduce poverty.
Đăng ký: VietNam News