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Originally published by KBC County NewsApril 21, 2026
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UNICEF warns climate impacts on education could lead to Ksh.49T in lost earnings across Eastern, Southern Africa
Climate-related disasters have already cost education systems in Eastern and Southern Africa $1.3 billion in direct loss and damage to schools and teaching infrastructure, and disrupted learning for 130 million children, according to a new new report...
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A new report by UNICEF and Dalberg warns that climate impacts have already caused Ksh.49 trillion in direct losses to education systems in Eastern and Southern Africa and could lead to $380 billion in lost future earnings by 2050.
- Climate-related disasters have disrupted learning for 130 million children and caused $1.3 billion in direct damage to schools.
- Etleva Kadilli, UNICEF Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, highlighted that children are paying the highest price for a crisis they did not create.
- The report, which includes analysis from Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, and Zambia, stresses that education receives less than 1.5% of global climate finance.
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