725 KB166 KB201520252025Sritharan, Elijah Sriroshanštevilka:1letnik:18str. 155-213DOI:10.18690/mls.18.1.155-214.2025ISSN:2463-7955COBISSID_HOST:246833667URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-39M6A9EDenslUniversity of Maribor PressMedicine, law & societyconvention on the rights of the childenvironmental toxicantshuman rights-based approachsustainable development goalsUnited Nations framework convention on climate changeClimate change and air pollution| the twin threats to children’s health and well-being|Environmental factors, such as air pollution and climate change, significantly contribute to the global burden of disease and are critical to understanding health disparities between countries, with low- and middle-income nations facing the highest environmental health burdens across various diseases and injuries. While health is universally acknowledged as both a fundamental human need and a basic human right, yet the harmful effects of unhealthy environments disproportionately impact children. Research indicates that pre- and post-natal exposures to environmental toxicants can disrupt brain and lung development, impairing their function. These health impacts are distributed unequally, with marginalised populations experiencing greater harm. The IPCC identifies fossil fuel combustion as the primary driver of climate change. Epidemiological studies further highlight the existing and future consequences of climate change, including its effects on infectious diseases, cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, and mental well-beingOkoljski dejavniki, kot sta onesnaženost zraka in podnebne spremembe, močno prispevajo k globalnemu bremenu bolezni in so ključni za razumevanje razlik v zdravju med državami, pri čemer se države z nizkimi in srednjimi dohodki soočajo z največjim okoljskim zdravstvenim bremenom pri različnih boleznih in poškodbah. Čeprav je zdravje splošno priznano kot oboje, kot temeljna človekova potreba in temeljna človekova pravica, škodljivi učinki nezdravega okolja nesorazmerno slabše vplivajo na otroke. Raziskava kaže, da lahko izpostavljenost strupenim snovem iz okolja pred in po rojstvu zmoti razvoj možganov in pljuč ter poruši njihovo delovanje. Ti vplivi na zdravje so neenakomerno porazdeljeni, pri čemer marginalizirane skupine prebivalstva doživljajo večjo škodo. IPCC ali t. i. Medvladni forum za podnebne spremembe ugotavlja, da je izgorevanje fosilnih goriv glavno gonilo podnebnih sprememb. Epidemiološke študije nadalje poudarjajo obstoječe in prihodnje posledice podnebnih sprememb, vključno z njihovimi učinki na nalezljive bolezni, bolezni srca ter pljučne bolezni in duševno zdravjeTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza v Mariboru, Pravna fakulteta