Far too many children – 436 million - are facing the double burden of high or very high water scarcity and low or very low drinking water service levels – known as extreme water vulnerability, leaving their lives, health, and well-being at risk. In 2022, 436 million children were living in areas facing extreme water vulnerability. One in three children, or 739 million worldwide, already live in areas exposed to high or very high water scarcity, with climate change threatening to make this worse, according to a new Unicef report. In 2022, 436 million children were living in areas facing extreme water vulnerability. According to the report, children are more likely to suffer from air pollution than adults.
