CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILD FRIENDLY VERSION OF CONTINENTAL STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN AFRICA
Background 1. The phenomenon of climate change is one of the most pressing existential threats to human beings. It has been recognized for decades that the climate of the earth is changing at an alarming rate, with devastating consequences for life forms on the planet. From toxic air pollution and chemicals to an unprecedented global biodiversity loss, environmental exposures pose grave and systemic threats to collective and individual human rights including the rights of the child. 2. Climate change has…