Global need for climate advocacy, education and evidence in paediatrics

Haytham Ali; Georgia Bickerton; Praveen Sreekanthalal; Cinthu Vivehananthan; Alison Firth; Bernadette Anne-Marie O’Hare; Rebecca Rhodes; Alison Leaf; Dhurgshaarna Shanmugavadivel; Ekundayo Ajayi-Obe; Nancy Abdel Salam Ahmed Gomaa; Ramla Mohammed; Tony Waterston

doi:10.1136/bmjpo-2025-003475

Global need for climate advocacy, education and evidence in paediatrics

Haytham Ali^*, Georgia Bickerton, Praveen Sreekanthalal, Cinthu Vivehananthan, Alison Firth, Bernadette Anne-Marie O’Hare, Rebecca Rhodes, Alison Leaf, Dhurgshaarna Shanmugavadivel, Ekundayo Ajayi-Obe, Nancy Abdel Salam Ahmed Gomaa, Ramla Mohammed, Tony Waterston

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Climate change is the single greatest existential threat to children worldwide, adversely affecting the health and well-being of children and young people. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health members living outside the UK (respondents) were invited to an online anonymised survey where opting-in participants answered 32 questions covering 6 domains. 139 respondents from 50 countries responded to the survey. Respondents agreed that climate change influences the rising rates of children with heat-related (50%), infectious (64%) and mental health (36%). The climate crisis is a global emergency, and working together is paramount to safeguarding the planet for future generations.

Original language	English
Article number	e003475
Pages (from-to)	1-3
Number of pages	3
Journal	BMJ Paediatrics Open
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2025-003475
Publication status	Published - 27 Jul 2025

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Ali, H., Bickerton, G., Sreekanthalal, P., Vivehananthan, C., Firth, A., O’Hare, B. A.-M., Rhodes, R., Leaf, A., Shanmugavadivel, D., Ajayi-Obe, E., Gomaa, N. A. S. A., Mohammed, R., & Waterston, T. (2025). Global need for climate advocacy, education and evidence in paediatrics. BMJ Paediatrics Open, 9(1), 1-3. Article e003475. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2025-003475

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