Building Resilience to Climate Change Amongst Older Adults

Ryan Woolrych

School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society

Research output: Other contribution

Original language	English
Type	Blog entry
Media of output	Blog
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2014

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SDG 13 Climate Action

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Population ageing and climate change arguably represent two of the most significant societal challenges this century. Climate change is leading to sea level rise and the frequency of extreme weather events, including floods. At the same time, population ageing is a demographic revolution affecting the entire world, with the 60 and over age category growing faster than any other age group. Whilst increased life expectancy should be seen as a success, it can be argued that society has become better at prolonging old age and frailty, and thus the likelihood of living with multiple, complex conditions and co-morbidities which increase sensitivity to climate change.

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