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Seniors: Climate Change Forgotten Ones

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Barbados has been grappling with excessive Sahara dust, unprecedented heat, and even an outbreak of dengue fever, disproportionately affecting senior citizens.

Barbados faces an existential crisis due to a vulnerable ageing population impacted by climate events; two in every five Barbadians are over fifty, expected to increase to three in every five by 2030.

Despite this, healthcare is not a priority in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) climate action plans. Is the Barbadian infrastructure sturdy enough to support an advancing climate crisis?

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Barbados has been grappling with excessive Sahara dust, unprecedented heat, and even an outbreak of dengue fever, disproportionately affecting senior citizens.

Barbados faces an existential crisis due to a vulnerable ageing population impacted by climate events; two in every five Barbadians are over fifty, expected to increase to three in every five by 2030.

Despite this, healthcare is not a priority in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) climate action plans. Is the Barbadian infrastructure sturdy enough to support an advancing climate crisis?

  continue reading

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