A new UNICEF analysis reveals that at least 242 million students in 85 countries or territories had their schooling disrupted by extreme climate events including heatwaves, tropical cyclones, storms, floods and droughts in 2024, exacerbating an existing learning crisis.
It states that: “Education is one of the most frequently disrupted services due to climate-related events, yet it is often overlooked in policy discussions, despite its crucial role in climate change mitigation and adaptation.”