TS.B.5.4 Climate change has contributed to malnutrition in all its forms in many regions, including undernutrition, overnutrition and obesity, and to disease susceptibility , especially for women, pregnant women, children, low-income households, Indigenous Peoples, minority groups and small-scale producers . Extreme climate events have been key drivers in rising undemnutrition of millions of people, primarily in Africa and Central America . For example, anthropogenic warming contributed to climate extremes induced by the 2015-2016 El Niño, which resulted in severe droughts, leading to an additional 5.9 million children in 51 countries becoming underweight . Undernutrition can in turn increase susceptibility to other health problems, including mental health problems, and impair cognitive and work performance, with resulting economic impacts . Children and pregnant women experience disproportionate adverse health and nutrition impacts . (5.12.3, 7.2.4,
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