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Children of the New Millennium (2002)

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Film details

Country

United Kingdom
Year

2002
Type

Television

Synopsis

At the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and UNICEF warned that `environmental degradation was killing children', and urgent action was called for. Ten years later, it is thought that one out of every five children will die before their fifth birthday, mainly because of environment-related diseases. Almost a third of all diseases in the world can be traced back to environmental causes, with water-linked diseases as the biggest killer. The programme investigates why children suffer disproportionately from pollution and environmental degradation, and looks at what the Johannesburg summit of late August 2002 could do to put children's health to the top of the international agenda.

Cast & Credits

Credits
- Unknown:
  - Production Company
    
    Television Trust for the Environment
  - Supported by
    
    UNEP
  - Supported by
    
    World Wide Fund for Nature UK
  - Supported by
    
    Global Environment Facility
  - Supported by
    
    The European Commission
  - Supported by
    
    Department for International Development
  - Supported by
    
    Intermediate Technology Development Group
  - Supported by
    
    National Lottery Charities Board
  - Series Editor
    
    Robert Lamb
  - Series Producer
    
    Christopher Jeans

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