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Adapting to heat-health vulnerability in temperate climates: current adaptation and mitigation responses and future predictions in Aotearoa New Zealand


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Muhamad, Siti Nurfahirah and Mohd Shabri, Nur Shabrina Azreen and Cotter, James David and Bolton, Annette (2024) Adapting to heat-health vulnerability in temperate climates: current adaptation and mitigation responses and future predictions in Aotearoa New Zealand. Reviews on Environmental Health. ISSN 0048-7554; eISSN: 2191-0308

Abstract

Climate change is raising global temperatures, leading to more extreme heat events, even in temperate climates like Aotearoa|New Zealand (A|NZ). The impact of rising temperatures and the adequacy of planning measures remain underexplored. This paper highlights A|NZ’s anticipated heat-health challenges by analyzing vulnerable populations and assessing current response systems, thereby reinforcing the need for system-level redress, mitigation and adaptation. A scoping review examined the impact of heat and existing mitigation and adaptation responses for vulnerable populations in temperate regions, with a focus on A|NZ. Additionally, temperature trend analysis was conducted for current and projected trends using Climate CHIP for six major heat-affected cities in A|NZ to assess the recognition of heat as a societal concern.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2024-0101
Publisher: De Gruyter Open
Keywords: Adaptation and mitigation; Global warming; Heat health risk; Vulnerable population; New Zealand
Depositing User: Ms. Nur Faseha Mohd Kadim
Date Deposited: 28 May 2025 04:05
Last Modified: 28 May 2025 04:05
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117504
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