Mapping climate change vulnerability of older Australians to extreme heat

绘制澳大利亚老年人对极端高温的气候变化脆弱性图

• 批准号: DP230100497
• 负责人: Prof Peng Bi
• 金额: $ 32.45万
• 依托单位: The University of Adelaide
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2023-01-01 至 2025-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP230100497
• 关键词: Mapping; climate; change; vulnerability; older

Exposure to extreme heat is associated with negative health outcomes and has been recognized as a global health challenge in the context of climate change, especially among older people. While the direct heat-related mortality for older people reached a record high of 345,000 deaths worldwide in 2019, which was 80.6% higher than the 2000–05 average, there has been no detailed study in Australia. This project is to have a national picture of the impact of extreme heat on the health outcomes of older people and associated healthcare costs at Statistical Area level 3 (SA3), to inform the design and implementation of tailored interventions to minimize the health risk and costs from extreme heat to protect the health of this vulnerable group.

暴露在极端高温下与负面的健康后果有关，在气候变化的背景下，特别是在老年人中，暴露在极端高温下被认为是一个全球健康挑战。虽然2019年全球老年人与高温相关的直接死亡人数达到创纪录的34.5万人，比2000-05年的平均水平高出80.6%，但澳大利亚还没有详细的研究。该项目旨在在统计区域3级(SA3)了解极端高温对老年人健康结果和相关医疗成本的影响的全国情况，以便为设计和实施量身定制的干预措施提供信息，以最大限度地减少极端高温带来的健康风险和成本，以保护这一弱势群体的健康。