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Global Parent-Led Campaign Network Wins International Lung Health Award for Protecting Children's Respiratory Health: ERS
['Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli', 'Written']
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Our Kids' Climate has been awarded the 2025 European Lung Foundation (ELF) Award for its outstanding contribution to safeguarding children's respiratory health worldwide.
Our Kids’ Climate is a global network of parent-led climate organisations dedicated to protecting children’s lungs from the impacts of climate change and air pollution .
Its flagship campaign, Our Kids’ Air, highlights that 90% of children breathe polluted air, leading to nearly 2,000 deaths daily among children under five.
ELF Chair, Dimitris Kontopidis, said:"Our Kids’ Climate demonstrate the important link between grassroots activism and global health policy.
Through their tireless advocacy, they have raised awareness of how climate change and air pollution affect children’s lung health and inspired communities worldwide to take action.