Contents Acknowledgements
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Explanatory notes
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Introduction
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Why “youth and climate change” now? XVI Overview of the Report XVII I. Climate change: the basics
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The facts about climate change
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The impact of a changing climate on ecosystems and livelihoods
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The international framework for combating climate change
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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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Youth and Rio+20
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Suggestions for further reading
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II. Compromised futures? Youth development and the effects of climate change
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The compound effects of climate change on health and safety
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Extreme weather events increase health hazards…
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…particularly where sanitation is poor and wastewater management Insufficient
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Reduced access to clean water compromises health
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Higher temperatures increase exposure to disease…
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…and increase the threat of heat stress
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The food security dilemma
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Climate change mitigation and food security: an added challenge?
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The impact of climate change on young people’s livelihoods
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Negative consequences
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