2026 Children's climate risk database and report

The Children’s Climate Risk Report 2026 provides the most detailed global picture to date of where children face the greatest climate risks. In an unprecedented level of detail, it shows how children’s exposure to multiple, overlapping climate hazards – combined with their inherent physical vulnerabilities and gaps in the social services they rely on – undermines their rights and increases their risk of harm. 

The report introduces new data from UNICEF’s Global Child Hazard Database, enabling analysis at a geographic scale relevant for policy and action. It presents updated data and models covering a broad range of hazards for most countries and territories, including the Small Island Developing States.

In addition to counting children by country, the analysis maps where children live on a fine geographic grid, so it can estimate how many face several climate hazards in the same place. A newly developed Children’s Climate Risk Framework pairs hazard exposure with children’s vulnerability (their access to health, WASH, nutrition, education, protection and social protection).

Finally, the report also provides concrete policy recommendations grouped by ministerial roles (energy, water, health, education, etc.), to help enable climate action that can also achieve significant child health co-benefits.

The report is available in English, Arabic, French, Russian and Spanish.