The Children’s Climate Risk Index

Question : ‘The Children’s Climate Risk Index’ introduced by UNICEF on August, 2021. Accordingly, which of the following statement is correct ?
Statements —

1. It ranks countries based on children’s exposure to climate and environmental shocks
2. Climate crisis puts Indian kids at ‘extremely high risk’
3. The 33 extremely high risk countries emit only 9.38 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions
   Options —
   a. Only 1.
   b. Only 2.
   c. Only 3.
   d. All of the above
   Ans. d.
   Related facts —

• “The climate crisis is a child rights crisis” is a report recently(August 2021) released by UNICEF.
• Report introduces the Children’s Climate Risk Index(CCRI).
• Which ranks countries based on children’s exposure to climate and environmental shocks.
• Key points of CCRI —

1. Climate crisis puts Indian kids at ‘extremely high risk’
2. The 33 extremely high risk countries emit only 9.38 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions
3. One billion children are at ‘extremely high risk’ of the impacts of climate change. That is nearly half of all children.
4. India ranked at 26th place on the index.
5. CCRI finds children in the Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria, Guinea, Guinea Bissau and Somalia are the most at risk.
6. Central African Republic ranket at 1st place on the index.
7. Both Chad and Nigeria ranked at 2nd place on the index.
8. Guinea,Guinea Bissau and Somalia jointly ranked at 4th place.
9. Iceland, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Finland are the countries where children are least at risk.
10. Iceland ranked lowest at 163rd place on the index.
11. While Luxembourg,New Zealand and Finland are placed at 162,161 and 159 rank respectively.

By — Pankaj Pandey.

Link:
https://www.unicef.org/reports/climate-crisis-child-rights-crisis
https://www.unicef.org/media/105376/file/UNICEF-climate-crisis-child-rights-crisis.pdf