Download or read book Seniors and Climate Issues written by Gíslason, Stefán and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available online: https://pub.norden.org/temanord2023-553/ The proportion of seniors in the Nordic population is increasing, along with rising average age and low birth rate. People of retirement age tend to have more free time and better finance than younger people, and are, in general, in better health than their peers used to be. These people have a lot of experience and knowledge that can be useful in the climate debate. With this in mind, Icelandic authorities initiated a special project on seniors and climate issues during Iceland’s chairmanship of the Nordic Council of Ministers 2023. This report contains the results of this project, incl. mapping of the existence and activities of climate-related groups of older people in the Nordics, a summary from a seminar held in Reykjavík in September 2023 and recommendations to the authorities in the Nordic countries about what they could do to support the work of seniors on climate issues.

Download or read book How climate change affects the elderly in France written by Alfhonce Michael and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Sociology - Old Age, grade: 77.3, Kenyatta University, language: English, abstract: Climatic changes are caused by substantial alterations of weather conditions in the global world. These changes are examined by measuring the significant changes observed in the distribution pattern of the weather such as precipitation effects and weather temperatures that appear for over several years. Global warming is the core factor that causes changes in the climate due to the increase in emission of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. France has experienced climatic changes such as the heat wave whereby the weather in France becomes unusually warmer which eventually causes the death of the elderly individuals. Firstly, studies state that the adverse climatic changes are caused by certain variables such as societal elements and contextual factors that are closely connected to impact hazardous weather conditions.

Download or read book Ageing Wellbeing and Climate Change in the Arctic written by Paivi Naskali and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Arctic and its unique natural resources have become objects of increasing concern. Rapid climate change and ageing of the population are transforming the living conditions in the region. This translates into an urgent need for information that will contribute to a better understanding of these issues. Ageing, Wellbeing and Climate Change in the Arctic addresses the important intersection of ageing, wellbeing and climate change in the Arctic region, making a key interdisciplinary contribution to an area of research on which little has been written, and limited sources of information are currently available. The book explores three key areas of discussion. First, various political issues that are currently affecting the Arctic, such as the social categorisation of elderly people. Second, the living conditions of the elderly in relation to Arctic climate change. Third, the wellbeing of elderly people in terms of traditional knowledge and lifestyles. The book also features contributions from a number of key researchers in the field which examine a broad range of case studies, including the impact of climate change on health in Lapland and elderly people and geographical mobility in Norway. This book will be of great interest to scholars of climate change, gerontology and social policy.

Download or read book Climate Resilience for an Aging Nation written by Danielle Arigoni and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2023-10-23 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change is having an immediate and sometimes life-threatening impact, especially for older adults – generally speaking, people 65 or older. Older adults often face mobility, cognitive, and resource challenges, which contribute to a disproportionate number of deaths in the face of major disasters. But some challenges are less visible. Consider the grandparent who no longer can stand and wait at the bus stop because of the heat, or the retiree who lives in a home with black mold due to chronic flooding that she can’t afford to remediate or leave because of her limited fixed income. Our population is aging—by 2034, the US will have more people over 65 than under 18. Despite the evidence that climate change is severely impacting older adults, and the reality that communities will be confronted with more frequent and more severe disasters, we’re not prepared to address the needs of older adults and other vulnerable populations in the face of a changing climate. In Climate Resilience for an Aging Nation, community resilience and housing expert Danielle Arigoni argues that we cannot achieve true resilience until communities adopt interventions that work to meet the needs of their oldest residents. She explains that when we plan for those most impacted by climate, and for those with the greatest obstacles to opportunity and well-being, we improve conditions for all. Arigoni explores how to integrate age-friendly resilience into community planning and disaster preparedness efforts through new planning approaches—including an age-friendly process, and a planning framework dedicated to inclusive disaster recovery—to create communities that serve the needs of older adults better, not only during disasters but for all the days in between. Examples are woven throughout the book, including case studies of age-friendly resilience in action from New York State; Portland, Oregon and Multnomah County; and New Orleans. Climate Resilience for an Aging Nation will help professionals and concerned citizens understand how to best plan for both the aging of our population and the climate changes underway so that we can create safer, more livable communities for all.

Download or read book Environmental Gerontology in Europe and Latin America written by Diego Sánchez-González and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at the relationships between the physical-social environment and the elderly in Europe and Latin America, from the Environmental Gerontology perspective and through geographical and psychosocial approaches. It addresses the main environmental issues of population ageing, based on an understanding of the complex relationships, adjustments and adaptations between different environments (home, residence, public spaces, landscapes, neighbourhoods, urban and rural environment) and the quality of life of the ageing population, associated with residential strategies and other aspects related to health and dependency. The different levels of socio-spatial analysis are also explored: macro (urban and rural environments, regions and landscapes), meso (neighbourhood, public space) and micro (personal, home and institution). New theoretical and methodological approaches are proposed to analyse the attributes and functions of the physical-social environment of the elderly, as well as new ways of living the ageing process. All will have to respond to the challenges of urbanisation, globalisation and climate change in the 21st century. Also, the different experiences and challenges of public planning and management professionals involved with the growing ageing population are presented, and will require greater association and collaboration with the academic and scientific fields of Environmental Gerontology.

Download or read book Who Will Pay Coping with Aging Societies Climate Change and Other Long Term Fiscal Challenges written by Mr.Peter S. Heller and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2003-11-05 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aging populations. Weather shocks. Scarce water. Globalization. Security threats. Policymakers today confront a number of developments that threaten to burden public budgets for decades to come, or bankrupt some entirely. This book argues that governments need to make policy changes now to take account of the potential fiscal consequences of these developments. After describing how, if at all, analysts, national governments, and international organizations currently address these long-term issues, the book stresses the vital need for a multipronged approach, involving strengthened analyses, greater attention to long-term issues and risk factors in budgeting, and institutional reforms that address the myopic biases of politicians and the public.

Download or read book The Motivations of Older Americans for Participating in High Commitment Climate Action written by Jessica Ostfeld and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Action on climate change is urgently needed. For this to happen there needs to be increased climate activism. Presently, there is a large emphasis on youth climate activism, but there is another powerful activism force: seniors (65+). Many older individuals already care about climate change, but they participate in environmental action, and thus climate action, at particularly low rates (Pillemer et al., 2010). The climate action movement needs older individuals; they just need to be motivated. To recruit older individuals to climate action, climate action organizations need to understand what motivates seniors to participate. With sparse literature available on what motivates older individuals to climate action, this study investigates the motivations of older individuals (65+) already participating in high commitment climate action. Understanding the motivations of older individuals who are already highly committed to climate action should help climate action organizations recruit a potentially powerful demographic of activists. This study identifies the motivations for participation of older individuals in climate action organizations in the Boston area. The interviewees participate in organizations that range from large, national organizations to local town government committees. I interviewed thirty-three climate activists. During the interviews, I asked participants about what initially motivated them to begin their climate activism and what continues to drive it. I then transcribed these interviews and qualitatively analyzed for common motivational themes. It is important to note that all participating individuals are Caucasian, with some specifying a Jewish American ethnicity; most are comfortable financially; and all live in the relatively liberal Boston area in the Northeastern United States. The conclusions reached in this study may not extend to other demographics, and further research is needed into the motivations of older climate activists of color and from lower income brackets. For the studys demographic population, I identify seven common motivations of older individuals participating in climate action: concern about climate change, personal and moral identity, sense of purpose, legacy, social fulfillment, easy entry, and transition. Based on these, I provide recommendations for climate action organizations on how to better engage with older activists. All individuals interviewed had more than one factor that motivates their participation in climate action, but the most common one mentioned was concern about climate change. The individuals interviewed framed this in general and impersonal terms, likely due to sentiments that climate change wont have a big impact on their own lives, though they did express concern for their children and grandchildren. I recommend that organizations clearly communicate how they are addressing the climate concerns of potential and current members and provide space to discuss these. The second most common motivation for climate action mentioned by respondents was identity, both moral and personal. In psychology, personal identity refers to an individuals beliefs about who they are "in terms of an individual's goals, values, and beliefs in areas such as political preference, religious ideology, occupational choice, family and friend relationship styles, and gender role ideologies" (Schwartz et al., 2008, p. 636). Throughout the interviews, the individuals moral and personal identities were intertwined and varied. Some spoke of their identity as environmentalists, while others explained how their religious identity motivates climate action. There was no one common identity that motivated climate action. I recommend that climate action organizations take steps to help potential and current members identify what parts of their identities drive their desire to participate in climate action. This should help them further identify with climate action, thus increasing the likelihood of their continued participation. A sense of purpose was the third most common motivation mentioned by interviewees. Purpose has been defined by psychologists as "a stable and generalized intention to accomplish something that is at once personally meaningful and at the same time leads to productive engagement with some aspect of the world beyond the self" (Damon et al., 2003, p. 121). This sense of purpose was often expressed as derived from a desire to contribute to society and to the climate action movement. The feeling that they can contribute comes from a variety of sources: past work experience and skills, biographical availability, and a recognition of their own privilege. I recommend that climate action organizations take steps to help all members, potential and current, feel like they can and do contribute. The next most common motivation interviewees mentioned was a sense of legacy, or "the impulse to care for those who come after" (Frumkin et al., 2012, p. 1435). Many participants expressed that it is their concern about the world they are leaving to their grandchildren that drives their climate action. Some mentioned future generations in general, but more often this motivation was put in the context of grandchildren. Therefore, I recommend that climate action organizations provide opportunities for older individuals to include their children and grandchildren in their work. Many participants were also motivated to participate in climate action because of their need for social fulfillment, or friendships and a sense of community. This was a more common continuing motivation than initial, indicating that climate activism can provide social fulfillment to older generations. This is in the face of research that shows that older individuals perceive environmental activism less socially fulfilling than other forms of activism (Pillemer et al., 2010). It is therefore important for environmental organizations to emphasize the social fulfillment engagement with them can provide. I also identified that an easy entry can help facilitate and motivate the entry of older individuals into climate action. I define "easy entry" as when participants are easily connected to the organization of interest, meaning that they dont have to look hard to get involved. In the interviews, being introduced or invited to the climate action organization by a friend, seeing a flyer in the local newspaper, having the organization pop up in a Google search, were examples, among others, of easily accessed climate action. Often, an easy entry interacted with other reasons for climate action, such as a sense of purpose and social fulfillment. Easy entry may not be enough on its own to motivate climate action, but it positively interacts with other motivations to involve people in action. I then recommend ways that climate action organizations strive to make entry into activism as easy and accessible as possible. Finally, I found that often entry into climate action was associated with a transition, including retirement, the death of a loved one, or moving. Like easy entry, I found that a transition works with other motivations, such as concern about climate change and the desire for social fulfillment, to facilitate entry into climate action. I therefore provide suggestions on how to engage both the motivation a transition provides and other motivations for climate action. In sum, there is a wide variety of factors that motivate the climate action of older individuals. I hope the motivations identified and my recommendations based on them will help climate action organizations engage with more older individuals, strengthening the movement and bringing the swift action on climate change we need.

Download or read book Review of the Draft Fourth National Climate Assessment written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-06-18 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change poses many challenges that affect society and the natural world. With these challenges, however, come opportunities to respond. By taking steps to adapt to and mitigate climate change, the risks to society and the impacts of continued climate change can be lessened. The National Climate Assessment, coordinated by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, is a mandated report intended to inform response decisions. Required to be developed every four years, these reports provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date evaluation of climate change impacts available for the United States, making them a unique and important climate change document. The draft Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) report reviewed here addresses a wide range of topics of high importance to the United States and society more broadly, extending from human health and community well-being, to the built environment, to businesses and economies, to ecosystems and natural resources. This report evaluates the draft NCA4 to determine if it meets the requirements of the federal mandate, whether it provides accurate information grounded in the scientific literature, and whether it effectively communicates climate science, impacts, and responses for general audiences including the public, decision makers, and other stakeholders.

Download or read book Impacts of Climate Change on Older Persons written by PhD Gutterman (JD, DBA, MBA, CPG, Alan S.) and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change, simply described as “any change in average weather that lasts for a long period of time”, has been called out for specific attention in commentaries on risks to health and human rights during emergency situations. Climate change, and the attendant climate-related events including heat waves and hurricanes, put everyone at risk and threaten universal access to fundamental human rights to clean air, water, adequate food and housing and physical and mental health. However, many older persons are especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change due to complex medical conditions; dependence on caregivers and intact medical delivery systems, which can be fragmented during climate disasters; normal aging processes that limit agility and mobility; cognitive impairments that occur as people age and dependence on medications and life-sustaining equipment that may be unavailable because of a climate-related event. Older people who are also vulnerable due to economic insecurity and/or living in substandard housing face additional risks when climate events ravage their communities. In addition, the events associated with climate change also compromise the ability of States to support basic human rights for older persons, such as the rights to safety, security, social protection, care and support.

Download or read book Climate Change and Cities written by Cynthia Rosenzweig and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban areas are home to over half the world's people and are at the forefront of the climate change issue. The need for a global research effort to establish the current understanding of climate change adaptation and mitigation at the city level is urgent. To meet this goal a coalition of international researchers - the Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN) - was formed at the time of the C40 Large Cities Climate Summit in New York in 2007. This book is the First UCCRN Assessment Report on Climate Change and Cities. The authors are all international experts from a diverse range of cities with varying socio-economic conditions, from both the developing and developed world. It is invaluable for mayors, city officials and policymakers; urban sustainability officers and urban planners; and researchers, professors and advanced students.

Download or read book Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of community-dwelling Americans aged 65 and older are considered to be socially isolated, and a significant proportion of adults in the United States report feeling lonely. People who are 50 years of age or older are more likely to experience many of the risk factors that can cause or exacerbate social isolation or loneliness, such as living alone, the loss of family or friends, chronic illness, and sensory impairments. Over a life course, social isolation and loneliness may be episodic or chronic, depending upon an individual's circumstances and perceptions. A substantial body of evidence demonstrates that social isolation presents a major risk for premature mortality, comparable to other risk factors such as high blood pressure, smoking, or obesity. As older adults are particularly high-volume and high-frequency users of the health care system, there is an opportunity for health care professionals to identify, prevent, and mitigate the adverse health impacts of social isolation and loneliness in older adults. Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults summarizes the evidence base and explores how social isolation and loneliness affect health and quality of life in adults aged 50 and older, particularly among low income, underserved, and vulnerable populations. This report makes recommendations specifically for clinical settings of health care to identify those who suffer the resultant negative health impacts of social isolation and loneliness and target interventions to improve their social conditions. Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults considers clinical tools and methodologies, better education and training for the health care workforce, and dissemination and implementation that will be important for translating research into practice, especially as the evidence base for effective interventions continues to flourish.

Download or read book Environmental Gerontology written by Rick J. Scheidt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental gerontology – the research on aging and environment – evolved during the late 1960s, when the domain became a relevant topic due to societal concerns with the problems of housing for elderly people. The field proliferated during the 1970s and 1980s, and remains viable and active today on an international scale. However, in recent times, the viability of the field and its future has been brought into question. In this volume, international experts across diverse areas reflect on the current progress of their respective disciplines, illustrating research-grounded benefits emerging from their work, and suggesting new agenda that can guide progress in the future. The contributors address a wide range of issues, including: evaluation of existing paradigms and new theories that might advance both research and training; issues and applications in methods, measures, and empirically-generated research agenda; innovative approaches to environmental transformations in home, community, and long-term care settings; and understudied populations and issues in environmental gerontology. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Housing for the Elderly.

Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Global Development written by Kearrin Sims and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-01-31 with total page 923 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of some of the world’s most pressing global development challenges – including how they may be better understood and addressed through innovative practices and approaches to learning and teaching. Featuring 61 contributions from leading and emerging academics and practitioners, this multidisciplinary volume is organized into five thematic parts exploring: changes in global development financing, ideologies, norms and partnerships; interrelationships between development, natural environments and inequality; shifts in critical development challenges, and; new possibilities for positive change. Collectively, the handbook demonstrates that global development challenges are becoming increasingly complex and multi-faceted and are to be found in the Global ‘North’ as much as the ‘South’. It draws attention to structural inequality and disadvantage alongside possibilities for positive change. The Handbook will serve as a valuable resource for students and scholars across multiple disciplines including Development Studies, Anthropology, Geography, Global Studies, Indigenous and Postcolonial Studies, Political Science, and Urban Studies.

Download or read book Global Problems with Local Impacts written by McKenzie H. Tilstra and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As human actions continue to drive global climate change and increase air pollution, these two closely related environmental phenomena pose a significant threat to public health. Because of Canada's geographical location, it is warming at twice the rate of the global average, which is expected to amplify adverse health impacts via direct and indirect pathways. The cyclical relationship between climate change and air pollution can, in some cases, compound and intensify morbidity and mortality even where there are low levels of ambient air pollution. While all populations will be impacted, some populations, such as older adults and immigrant communities, may bear a disproportionate amount of the health risk. With estimates of life expectancy continually increasing, an aging baby-boom generation, and rising levels of immigration to metropolitan centers, these groups are vulnerable. Since health impacts are heavily influenced by local environmental and socioeconomic contexts, the aim of this research is to explore drivers of health risk and resilience associated with climate and air pollution in older adults and immigrants living in Canada. Insights generated through this work will help fill an existing knowledge gap in Alberta and help inform community-level planning activities for effective adaptation measures targeted at protecting health. A scoping review methodology was used in Chapter 2 to identify peer-reviewed articles published from 2010 to June 2020 focused on the health of older adults and immigrants living in Canada, where the primary exposures were related to climate or air pollution. Following abstract and full-text screening by two independent reviewers, data from the 52 included articles on setting, exposures, health outcomes, and other sociodemographic and environmental contextual factors were extracted. While older people in Canada experience health risks due to climate and air pollution exposures, the extent of the risk depends on multiple factors. There was little published information about the climate and air pollution-related health impacts experienced by immigrant communities. Future work is needed to investigate what promotes or reduces resiliency to the health impacts of climate- and air pollution-related hazards in Canada's older adults and immigrant communities. Of the 52 included articles, most considered populations in Ontario (n=25) and Quebec (n=20). Due to the expansive and diverse geography of Canada, future research should also consider understudied rural and urban areas, Prairie Provinces, and those in the North. In Chapter 3, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report risk framework was used to guide an ecological correlation study focused on older adult and immigrant communities in Edmonton, AB in. Prevalence rate ratios (PRR) from negative binomial regressions were used to estimate the effects of exposure to climate change and air pollution hazards on the rate of adverse cardiovascular, injury, mental, and respiratory health events at the dissemination area (DA) level between 2015-18 within the context of a community-level vulnerability (sensitivity, adaptive capacity). Higher proportions of older adults associated with increased rates of cardiovascular, injury, mental, and respiratory health events (PRR [95%CI] = 1.051 [1.044, 1.058]; 1.041 [1.037, 1.045]; 1.027 [1.021, 1.033]; 1.022 [1.018, 1.027]). Rates of injuries and respiratory events increased with increasing proportions of refugees (PRR [95%CI] = 1.007 [1.001, 1.013]; 1.017 [1.011, 1.024]). Higher proportions of economic immigrants demonstrated protective effects for cardiovascular, injury, and mental health events (PRR=0.990 [0.985, 0.996]; 0.993 [0.989, 0.996]; 0.984 [0.979, 0.989]). Associations between climate change and air pollution hazards were dependent upon the type of health event. The effects of certain hazards depended on the proportions of immigrants and older adults in a DA (heat effect on injury rates: PRR [95%CI] = 0.865 [0.809, 0.925] at 5% ≥65 years; 1.110 [1.011, 1.219] at 25% ≥65 years). Findings from this thesis can be incorporated into community-level planning and adaptive strategies to effectively reduce disproportionate impacts and protect health.

Download or read book Extreme Heat Events Guidelines Technical Guide for Health Care Workers written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Enviromedics written by Jay Lemery and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-10-20 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of us have concerns about the effects of climate change on Earth, but we often overlook the essential issue of human health. This book addresses that oversight and enlightens readers about the most important aspect of one of the greatest challenges of our time. The global environment is under massive stress from centuries of human industrialization. The projections regarding climate change for the next century and beyond are grim. The impact this will have on human health is tremendous, and we are only just now discovering what the long-term outcomes may be. By weighing in from a physician’s perspective, Jay Lemery and Paul Auerbach clarify the science, dispel the myths, and help readers understand the threats of climate change to human health. No better argument exists for persuading people to care about climate change than a close look at its impacts on our physical and emotional well-being. The need has never been greater for a grounded, informative, and accessible discussion about this topic. In this groundbreaking book, the authors not only sound the alarm but address the health issues likely to arise in the coming years.