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I am a student interested in the field of children. Today I am writing this letter about the impact of climate change on children and future concerns in the current context of Nepal.
Due to climate change, various natural disasters in Nepal, such as floods, landslides, droughts, heavy rains and temperature rise are seriously affecting children's health, education and lifestyle.
According to Nepal's national study on climate change, the temperature is increasing annually by 0.05 to 0.08 degrees Celsius, while disasters such as drought and heavy rain are increasing. As a result, there has been an unusual change in both winter and monsoon rains.
For example, some students in Terai are fainting in school due to high temperature. For example: In my school, even at the time of prayer (10 o'clock), there is a problem of students fainting.
Also during the rainy season this year, many schools were closed due to incessant rains in Mahendranagar in Far West and children had to face discomfort and hardship.
Similarly, for the last two years, schools in Dhangadhi sub-metropolitan city and nearby municipalities have to close schools for three to four days due to extreme heat. Because of this, many challenges are being created in the students' learning. Like
: The problem of being deprived of their education and not completing the curriculum on time, and the children who came down from the mountains to study in the plains and stayed in rented rooms, a very difficult situation is created when the school suddenly closes.
In order to solve this problem, the active role of the government, youth groups and related agencies as well as international organizations such as UNICEF and related agencies is important, and children should be able to present their problems to the related agencies to solve their problems. On the occasion of the upcoming World Children's Day, it seems that more efforts should be made to solve the problems faced by children.
In order to ensure the education, health and safety of children in Nepal, long-term planning and immediate relief programs are necessary. Also, the mandatory presence of children is necessary in the policy rules that are made or made for children.
I would like to request that joint efforts should be made at all levels to address the impact of climate change to provide a safe environment for us and our future leaders children.
– Matrika Prasad Upadhyay
