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The Asian continent is experiencing a period of significant transformation characterised by the confluence of rapid population aging and the increasing severity of extreme weather events. This intersection has resulted in a complex risk environment wherein older adults demonstrate elevated and interconnected vulnerabilities to a range of climate-related hazards, including heatwaves, extensive flooding, intense tropical cyclones, torrential rainfall, severe storm surges, and prolonged droughts (Guanio, 2021; HelpAge International, 2024; Roy & Hulme, 2003). Projections indicate that Asia will be home to approximately 1.3 billion individuals aged 60 and over by 2050. This represents a threefold increase from 2010 levels, signifying that one in four inhabitants will be classified as elderly (Asian Development Bank, 2025; Kinsella & Phillips, 2005). This demographic shift is occurring at a particularly rapid pace in several nations, including China, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam (Asian Development Bank, 2025; ESCAP, 2017; ESCAP, 2025). Concurrently, the region experiences a disproportionate burden of climate-induced hydro-meteorological disasters (O'Brien et al., 2006; Stockholm Environment Institute, 2024; UNDRR, 2024). For example, the year 2023 saw 79 documented hydro-meteorological hazards across the Asia-Pacific, directly affecting over nine million individuals and causing over 2000 fatalities (UNDRR, 2024). Preliminary analyses, dating back to the late 1990s, have underscored the specific vulnerabilities of aging populations in disaster contexts (Partridge et al., 2018).

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Older People and Extreme Weather Events in Asia

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    2026年

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  • Md Isahaque Ali,
  • Dharmalingam Arunachalam,
  • Helen Forbes-Mewett

摘要

The Asian continent is experiencing a period of significant transformation characterised by the confluence of rapid population aging and the increasing severity of extreme weather events. This intersection has resulted in a complex risk environment wherein older adults demonstrate elevated and interconnected vulnerabilities to a range of climate-related hazards, including heatwaves, extensive flooding, intense tropical cyclones, torrential rainfall, severe storm surges, and prolonged droughts (Guanio, 2021; HelpAge International, 2024; Roy & Hulme, 2003). Projections indicate that Asia will be home to approximately 1.3 billion individuals aged 60 and over by 2050. This represents a threefold increase from 2010 levels, signifying that one in four inhabitants will be classified as elderly (Asian Development Bank, 2025; Kinsella & Phillips, 2005). This demographic shift is occurring at a particularly rapid pace in several nations, including China, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam (Asian Development Bank, 2025; ESCAP, 2017; ESCAP, 2025). Concurrently, the region experiences a disproportionate burden of climate-induced hydro-meteorological disasters (O'Brien et al., 2006; Stockholm Environment Institute, 2024; UNDRR, 2024). For example, the year 2023 saw 79 documented hydro-meteorological hazards across the Asia-Pacific, directly affecting over nine million individuals and causing over 2000 fatalities (UNDRR, 2024). Preliminary analyses, dating back to the late 1990s, have underscored the specific vulnerabilities of aging populations in disaster contexts (Partridge et al., 2018).