Need to address ‘eco-anxiety’ among children – Gulf Today

Need to address ‘eco-anxiety’ among children – Gulf Today

A British survey of 2,000 children, aged eight to 16, conducted by pollster Savanta-ComRes for BBC Newsround, has revealed that one in five children are having nightmares about climate change.. About 17% of children in Britain said worries about climate change were disturbing their sleep while 19% said these fears were giving them nightmares.. Over the past year, millions of young people have flooded the streets of cities around the world demanding political leaders take urgent steps to stop climate change, inspired by 17-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.. The fact remains that there is mounting perceptible change in public opinion about climate crisis, particularly among young people, and politicians need to listen..