Climate Change Policies and Older Adults: An Analysis of States' Climate Adaptation Plans.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

As climate change drives more frequent and intense weather events, older adults face disproportionate impacts, including having the highest mortality rates from storms, wildfires, flooding, and heat waves. State governments are critical in deploying local resources to help address climate change impacts. This policy study analyzes states' climate adaptation plans to assess the methods through which they address the impact of climate change on older adults.

Research design and methods

This study uses content analysis to analyze available climate change adaptation plans for all U.S. states for strategies designed to increase the resilience of older adults to the impacts of climate change.

Results

A total of 19 states have climate adaptation pla

SUBMITTER: Carlson B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11491514 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature