Climate crisis, child marriage threaten 40 million girls by 2050 – Save the Children warns

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Startling estimates from Save the Children, released on the eve of International Day of the Girl, predict that the number of girls exposed to the devastating convergence of climate change and child marriage will surge by 33 percent, reaching nearly 40 million by the year 2050. In its latest report, titled 'Girls at the Centre

of the Storm: Her Planet, Her Future, Her Solutions', Save the Children noted that approximately two-thirds of child marriages are concentrated in regions bearing higher-than-average climate risks. Currently, an estimated 29.9 million adolescent girls reside in the top 10 countries identified as child-marriage-climate hotspots. These nations face the highest likelihood that girls will be married as children and subjected to life-altering climate-related disasters.

Today, she is a resolute advocate for girls' rights within her community. According to SCI, child marriage inflicts devastating consequences upon girls' lives as those married young are less likely to pursue education, suffer long-term economic repercussions, endure isolation, and face elevated risks of physical and sexual violence. Additionally, child brides confront heightened dangers during pregnancy and childbirth.

 

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