Cairo: The Cabinet Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) has issued a new analysis titled 'The Impact of Climate Change on Children's Lives,' examining the growing effects of the climate crisis on younger generations and warning that children are facing an unprecedented threat as an entire generation grows up in an environment marked by severe disruptions and escalating environmental risks.According to State Information Service Egypt, the analysis highlighted that the climate change crisis has moved beyond the stage of scientific warnings to become a tangible reality with direct repercussions for children's health, education, and future. It noted that while children contribute the least to carbon emissions, they bear around 90% of the disease burden linked to climate change.The report added that about one billion children worldwide breathe air polluted beyond World Health Organization standards, while more than half a million children under the age of five die each year due to air pollution. The center said the repercussions are not limited to health impacts, noting that floods contribute to the spread of waterborne diseases, while drought leads to declining agricultural production and threatens food security, leaving long-term effects on children's physical growth and cognitive development.According to estimates, all children worldwide will be exposed to severe heatwaves by 2050, with the poorest children bearing the heaviest burden of these risks, deepening social gaps and exacerbating inequality. The analysis showed that children under the age of 18 are the most vulnerable group to climate-related impacts due to physiological differences from adults. Their immune systems are not fully developed, they breathe at faster rates-raising their exposure to pollutants-and their skin has higher permeability to toxic substances.It added that around 1.2 billion children worldwide face at least one direct environmental risk, such as water scarcity, air pollution, or food insecurity. The center warned that this vulnerability is further intensified when combined with economic and social conditions, as most children exposed to climate risks live in low-income countries that lack the capacity to provide basic services, turning the climate crisis into an issue of climate and social justice in which the poorest children bear the greatest burden.