EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC CHILDREN MOST VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
2011-11-14 23:12 -New York: The living conditions of millions of children across East Asia and the Pacific will be worsened by climate change, says a United Nations report released today, which argues that rising temperatures put children at greater risk of contracting diseases such as cholera and malaria, and natural disasters negatively affect their livelihoods and increase malnutrition rates.