Mark your calendars for our Annual Friedma n Lecture & Awards on April 5\, 2024. Our 23rd lecture — Climate Change in an Aging World— will be given by Karl Pillemer\, PhD\, of Cornell University and Weill Cor nell Medicine.
Environmental challenges are increasing as the world f aces the negative consequences of global climate change. However\, little a ttention has been paid to the enormous threat climate change poses to the h ealth and well-being of the rapidly expanding older population. This lectur e explores three key issues in the intersection of aging and climate change . First\, older adults are especially vulnerable to extreme heat and climat e-related disasters\, yet planning for their unique needs has been minimal Second\, the growth in the aging population is coming to play a larger role in contributing to climate change. Third\, older persons constitute a crit ically important source of solutions to environmental problems. Successful strategies for engaging older adults as key participants in climate change prevention\, mitigation\, and resilience are presented.
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