School Days Lost, but Non-Economic Loss and Damage Not Part of Global Talks By Cheena Kapoor Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Social impacts of climate change are already worsening, and long-term impacts can lead to stunted education. —Saqib Huq, Managing Director at the International Centre for Climate Change and Development https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/school-days-lost-but-non-economic-loss-and-damage-not-part-of-global-talks/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Inside_COPs_th_Hour_Negotiations_for_LegacyBuilding_Belm_Climate_Deal_A_Disputed_Roadmap_to_Leave_Fo BELÉM, Brazil, Nov 21 2025 (IPS) - Jyoti Kumari missed her online classes again today. Her father, a vegetable seller in West Delhi’s vegetable market, had to go to work, taking with him the only smartphone the family uses. Kumari has been taking online classes since November 11, when the state government declared a shutdown of all elementary schools due to air pollution hitting the “severe” category. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.