Climate ChangeExtreme weather forces 166m children to miss school in South Asia
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh affected by school closures, World Bank says
Schoolchildren study at a government-run school in Kolkata: A World Bank study found 166 million South Asian students affected by school closures due to climate change since 2022. © Reuters
SAYUMI TAKE and KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writers
September 10, 2024 14:06 JST
TOKYO/NEW DELHI -- Over 400 million students worldwide have experienced school closures due to extreme weather like floods, storms and high temperatures since 2022, with impacts especially notable in South Asian countries, according to a recent analysis by the World Bank.