# A new study warns that climate change is worsening sexual health risks for young adolescents in Kenya. Drought and floods are driving food, water, and sanitation insecurities, and exposing youth, especially girls aged ten to 14, to sexual violence, transactional sex, and early pregnancies. Researchers urge climate responses to include gender-sensitive, youth-focused health services. The findings reveal how environmental stress and poverty are pushing vulnerable adolescents into dangerous situations that threaten their long-term wellbeing and futures.
Climate change threatens adolescents’ sexual health in Kenya