Climate change is worsening child malnutrition in Asia: UNICEF
Climate change is worsening malnutrition in Asia, with young children bearing the brunt of increasingly fragile health and food systems, says Roland Kupka, UNICEF's regional nutrition adviser for East Asia and the Pacific. He tells CNA’s Elakeyaa Selvaraji at Ecosperity Week 2025 that despite rapid development in the region, many children are still not getting the nutrition they need.
Climate change is worsening malnutrition in Asia, with young children bearing the brunt of increasingly fragile health and food systems, says Roland Kupka, UNICEF's regional nutrition adviser for East Asia and the Pacific. He tells CNA’s Elakeyaa Selvaraji at Ecosperity Week 2025 that despite rapid development in the region, many children are still not getting the nutrition they need.