Climate crisis reduces children's access to fresh foods

Climate change is increasingly impacting children’s nutrition worldwide. While wildfires, floods and other extreme weather events have long been recognized as threats, new evidence shows that the crisis also alters the foods available to young people.

Droughts are cutting agricultural production, reducing the supply of fresh produce. Floods are severing roads and disrupting supply chains, making it harder for families to obtain food. Rising prices further limit access to fruits, vegetables and other fresh foods, tightening the nutritional options for children.

Wildfires, floods and other extreme weather events are no longer the only ways climate change affects children around the world, as droughts reduce agricultural production, floods cut off roads and disrupt supply chains, and rising prices limit families' access to fruits, vegetables and other fresh foods.