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Oct 24, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Gary Haq
A menudo se considera que África es un continente relativamente joven, con menos del 7 % de la población mayor de 60 años. Pero esto está a punto de cambiar. El descenso de las tasas de fertilidad y el aumento de la esperanza de vida implican que, para 2050, el número de personas mayores de 60 años en África se podría triplicar hasta alcanzar los 235 millones (aproximadamente el 9 % de la población africana).
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Gary Haq
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
timeslive.co.za | Gary Haq
30 September 2024 - 21:15 Africa is often viewed as a relatively young continent (https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2022/04/why-study-aging-in-africa-region-with-worlds-youngest-population.html), with less than 7% of the population over 60. But this is set to change.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
tolerance.ca | Gary Haq
By Gary Haq, Senior Research Fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York
By 2050, 235 million people in Africa over the age of 60 will be affected by heatwaves, floods and drought. Governments must develop special plans for older people to adapt to climate change. Read complete article© The Conversation
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Gary Haq
Africa is often viewed as a relatively young continent, with less than 7% of the population over 60. But this is set to change. Declining fertility rates and increasing life expectancy mean that by 2050, the number of people over 60 in Africa is projected to triple to 235 million (about 9% of the African population).
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
sei.org | Gary Haq
In a ground-breaking ruling in April 2024, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the Swiss Parliament had failed to protect older women against the impacts of global warming. The ruling demonstrated the urgent need to mobilize a global response to climate change to ensure the rights and well-being of all generations.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
sei.org | Gary Haq
Gary Haq, a Senior Research Associate at SEI York, contributed six entries to this reference work. These focused on climate change and older people:Gray ConsumptionExplored how the use of goods and services by older people contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Heatwaves and Older PeopleOlder people are disproportionately affected by heatwaves; this entry explored adaptation options.
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Dec 1, 2023 | 
sei.org | Gary Haq
Skip navigation Overcoming ageist stereotypes of older people as incapable, passive or disinterested is crucial to mobilising the older generation towards climate action. Climate change will impact older generations more severely than younger people, and the environmental movement must therefore not only be more inclusive of older people, but policy-making must also consider the needs of older people to build a climate resilient future.
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Nov 28, 2023 | 
sei.org | Gary Haq
Skip navigation By 2030, there are expected to be 13 million people aged 65 and above living in the UK – roughly 22% of the population. Researchers on the Healthy Ageing in a Changing Climate project set out to understand how this growing demographic will be impacted by the extreme weather caused by climate change, and to co-design solutions to these challenges at a local, community and city level.
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Nov 23, 2023 | 
sei.org | Gary Haq
Skip navigation The 2015 Paris Agreement states that the world needs to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. By that year, older people will make up a significantly higher proportion of the global population than at present. This demographic shift poses a particular set of challenges around climate adaptation and climate justice.
