Foreword | Acknowledgements

1] The Context

• Introduction
  
• Progress made since the World Summit on Children and the
  United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
  
• Environmental Risks to Children’s Health
  
• Underlying Causes of Children’s Environmental Health Problems
  

2] A Child’s World and Life Cycle

• Pregnancy
  
• Infancy and Early Childhood
  
• School-Age Children
  
• Adolescence
  
• Children in Need of Special Protection
  

3] Environmental Threats to Children

• Lack of Safe Water and Sanitation
  
• Chemical Pollution and Radiation
  
• Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution
  
• Natural Resource Degradation
  

4] Global Environmental Problems

• Climate Change
  
• Ozone Layer Depletion
  
• Desertification
  
• Deforestation
  
• Loss of Biodiversity
  

5] Recommendations

• Local Initiatives
  
• National Actions
  
• Regional Partnerships
  
• International Support
  

6] Looking Ahead

Endnotes | Abbreviations

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