The Children’s Climate Risk Index has ranked Malawi on position 40 on countries where children are at more risks of being exposed and vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

This is according to a recent report released by the United Nation Children’s Fund- UNICEF.

The report has also shown that globally, approximately 1 billion children – nearly half of the world’s children live in countries that are at an ‘extremely high-risk’ from the impacts of climate change.

The report says the disasters the country has faced in the recent years such as floods, drought and waves among others portend a challenging new normal with clear effects.

This according to the report is unconscionable as children in the country are facing an uncertain future.

However, UNICEF has urged government to ensure that environmental policies are child-sensitive and that businesses must ensure their practices are protective of the natural environment on which children depend.

In addition the organization has asked for deliberate measures of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and environmental pollutants.

Further to this, apart from listening and recognizing children as change agents, government together with stakeholders has been asked to put up services for children that will incorporate climate resilience and environmental sustainability and that school need to be educating for green skills.