Climate change is worsening sexual and reproductive health risks for young adolescents in Kenya, according to a recent study published in BMJ Global Health. Children aged 10 to 14 are facing rising threats as food, water, and sanitation insecurities contribute to sexual violence, transactional sex, and exploitative relationships − factors closely linked to unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections.
The study’s authors urge that climate change responses in Kenya − and across sub-Saharan Africa − must prioritise adolescent health, particularly sexual and reproductive health services. Programmes that focus solely on food aid or economic recovery risk overlooking the deeper vulnerabilities facing youth, especially girls. The findings call for urgent, climate-informed, gender-sensitive strategies to address overlapping resource insecurities and protect Kenya’s young adolescents.
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