World leaders headed to Glasgow, Scotland for COP26 — the 26th Conference of the Parties to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change — to confront the worsening climate crisis Sponsored by UNICEFUSA
UNICEF's strategies for mitigating impacts and helping communities adapt to climate change are closely intertwined with many longstanding pillars of UNICEF's mission. UNICEF works with partners around the world to identify and implement affordable, scalable — and to adapt to new realities.
Education is another area where climate concerns are driving intervention strategies. UNICEF is working with partners to bring climate education to more schools and to make education systems more resilient to climate change impacts. UNICEF and partners are looking to find ways to leverage these challenges — and turn them into opportunities to drive solutions — to turn What happens at COP26 will shape the lives of every child in every nation on earth — now and in the future.Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Climate Action, Selwin Hart
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