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Climate change worsens child malnutrition in three Pacific nations due to extreme weather damaging food systems.
A new Save the Children study released on World Food Day links climate change to worsening child malnutrition in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, where cyclones, floods, and rising sea levels are damaging crops, fishing grounds, and infrastructure.
The report finds one in three children in the region faces stunting, anemia, or overweight, with stunting rates as high as 48.2% in PNG.
Climate disruptions reduce food access, raise prices, and push families toward unhealthy, processed foods, undermining nutrition during the critical first 1,000 days of life.
Repeated disasters leave communities little time to recover, weakening resilience.
The organization urges Pacific governments to integrate nutrition into climate adaptation plans to address the interconnected crises.
El cambio climático agrava la desnutrición infantil en tres naciones del Pacífico debido al clima extremo que daña los sistemas alimentarios.