Responding to the climate crisis is crucial to making the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing a success. The World Health Organization’s COP26 Special Report is clear: climate change leads to poorer health outcomes and worsening health inequities, with disproportionate impacts on more disadvantaged populations such as older people.
Our environments play crucial roles in shaping our health and wellbeing, including our experience of ageing and the opportunities it offers. We each have something we can contribute towards building a better world for all: what actions will you take today?
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