Inheriting the world: The atlas of children's health and the environment
More than three million children die every year due to unhealthy environments. This atlas tackles issues as diverse as the devastating and largely unknown impact of indoor air pollution, the unfashionable yet huge tragedy of sanitation, and complex emerging issues like climate change.
Full-colour maps and graphics clearly demonstrate the threats that children face everywhere, and underscore the impact of poverty on children’s health. While this crisis cannot be ignored and demands urgent action, success stories, such as the Montreal Protocol, show a way forward for the world to make sure that our children will inherit a safer planet and a brighter future.
Download the full document
Download individual chapters
-
Contents, acknowledgements and foreword
pdf, 146kb -
The world's forgotten children
pdf, 551kb -
Two worlds: rich and poor
pdf, 768kb -
Traditional hazards, new risks
pdf, 417kb -
Water for all: making it happen
pdf, 524kb -
Hurry up in the toilet: 2.4 billion are waiting
pdf, 600kb -
To fetch a pail of water
pdf, 453kb -
Malaria
pdf, 449kb -
Fluoride and arsenic in drinking-water
pdf, 738kb -
Indoor smoke: breaking down respiratory defences
pdf, 498kb -
Passive smoking: Children protest
pdf, 552kb -
Polluted cities: The air children breathe
pdf, 534kb -
Child injuries are preventable
pdf, 856kb -
Child labour: Growing up too quickly
pdf, 814kb -
Lead: IQ alert
pdf, 573kb -
Safe food: Crucial for child development
pdf, 588kb -
Poisoning: Hidden peril for children [pdf 545 kb]
pdf, 557kb -
Getting the lead out
pdf, 479kb -
Healthy schools: Empowering children
pdf, 651kb -
Enjoying the sun safely
pdf, 910kb -
Climate change
pdf, 648kb -
Highs and lows of environmental health
pdf, 380kb -
World data table
pdf, 139kb