{
  "abstract": "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.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Pediatrics, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar"
      ],
      "name": "Haytham Ali"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, London, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Georgia Bickerton"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Pediatrics, NMC Specialty Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE"
      ],
      "name": "Praveen Sreekanthalal"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Undergraduate Department, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, Hartlepool, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Cinthu Vivehananthan"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, London, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Alison Firth"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Division of Infection and Global Health, University of St Andrews School of Medicine, St Andrews, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Bernadette Anne-Marie O’Hare"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Rebecca Rhodes"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Global Child Health, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Alison Leaf"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Dhurgshaarna Shanmugavadivel"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Paediatrics and Neonatology, Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Ekundayo Ajayi-Obe"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Pediatrics, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt"
      ],
      "name": "Nancy Abdel Salam Ahmed Gomaa"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Amal Neuro Developmental Centre, Al-Ameen Educational Trust, Aluva, India"
      ],
      "name": "Ramla Mohammed"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "International Society for Social Pediatrics and Child Health, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Tony Waterston"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Global need for climate advocacy, education and evidence in paediatrics",
  "uid": "b406062b-c6d7-5981-92ea-1d86401bc051"
}