How UNICEF redesigned its tents to be ready for a changing world

<p>The tents are used in emergencies around the world, but as extreme weather becomes more common, they needed to be able to withstand a wide variety of conditions.</p><br /><br /><br /><p>For the last two decades, UNICEF&#x2019;s temporary schools and health clinics for children in emergency camps have been housed in the same basic tent: A simple, large, multipurpose space that provides basic protection from the elements but isn&#x2019;t particularly comfortable. Already, on hot days, children sometimes sit outside the tents because it&#x2019;s too warm to be inside. As climate change makes extreme weather more common, from brutal heat waves to heavy storms, the agency realized that it needed to rethink the tent&#x2019;s design.</p><p>Read Full Story</p><br /> <br />

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