Background Climate change not only directly impacts older people’s longevity
but also healthy ageing, which is the process of maintaining physical and mental capacities while optimising functional abilities. The urgency to address both
population ageing and climate change necessitates a rethink and assessment of
the impact of climate change on older people. This includes identifying what
can be done to anticipate, mitigate and adapt to climate change and engage older persons.
Methods A review of climate change and healthy ageing forms the basis of evidence in this report. We developed a comprehensive search to assess current literature, combining terms related to ageing and climate change across four major
data sets and assessing articles published up to the end of 2021.