A new map finds millions of Latin American children study near toxic sites, from Bogota to Lima, exposing how little most countries actually count.
Latin America · Environment
Key Facts
—The map. A new Center for Global Development paper overlays toxic-site data on millions of schools across 17 developing countries.
—The scale. More than 250,000 schools, about one in ten, sit within 5 km of a known polluted site — over 43 million pupils in all.
—The capitals. In Latin America the exposure is urban: Bogotá 55%, Buenos Aires 46% and Lima 38% of schools sit near a documented site.
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