ADAPTE - Adaptación a los impactos de la contaminación del aire y los extremos climáticos en la salud en ciudades latinoamericanas

The ADAPTE project provides interdisciplinary expertise from the US and Latin America to help city authorities plan for the health impacts of extreme weather and air pollution, focusing on quantifying exposure, understanding socio-economic vulnerability, and assessing adaptation responses.

• Inhabitants of Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, and Santiago face high risks due to air pollution levels that significantly exceed World Health Organization (WHO) standards, with suspended particles exceeding standards by approximately 90% and nitrogen oxides by up to 73%.
• The interaction between weather and pollution affects health differently based on city, season, and demographic. In the warm season, respiratory mortality risk is highest in Mexico City and Buenos Aires, while in Bogotá, children are most affected during the cold season and elderly people face high cardiovascular mortality during the warm season.
• Vulnerability to health threats is determined by age, sex, and income levels. In Bogotá, citizens in poorer districts are more vulnerable, with these disparities becoming particularly distinct during the cold season.

APA

Martinez, R., Lankao, P. R., Lampis, A., Borquez, R., Hardoy, G., Urquiza, G., Huerta, A. R., & Gunther, G. (2024). ADAPTE - Adaptación a los impactos de la contaminación del aire y los extremos climáticos en la salud en ciudades latinoamericanas. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. https://iai.int/en/adapte-adaptacion-a-los-impactos-de-la-contaminacion-del-aire-y-los-extremos-climaticos-en-la-salud-en-ciudades-latinoamericanas-sgp-hd-013/

Chicago

Martinez, Rodney, Patricia Romero Lankao, Andrea Lampis, Roxana Borquez, Georgelina Hardoy, Gaston Urquiza, Angelica Rosas Huerta, and Griselda Gunther. ADAPTE - Adaptación a los impactos de la contaminación del aire y los extremos climáticos en la salud en ciudades latinoamericanas. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, 2024. https://iai.int/en/adapte-adaptacion-a-los-impactos-de-la-contaminacion-del-aire-y-los-extremos-climaticos-en-la-salud-en-ciudades-latinoamericanas-sgp-hd-013/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{martinez2024adapte, author = {Martinez, Rodney and Lankao, Patricia Romero and Lampis, Andrea and Borquez, Roxana and Hardoy, Georgelina and Urquiza, Gaston and Huerta, Angelica Rosas and Gunther, Griselda}, title = {{ADAPTE - Adaptación a los impactos de la contaminación del aire y los extremos climáticos en la salud en ciudades latinoamericanas}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2024}, month = sep, url = {https://iai.int/en/adapte-adaptacion-a-los-impactos-de-la-contaminacion-del-aire-y-los-extremos-climaticos-en-la-salud-en-ciudades-latinoamericanas-sgp-hd-013/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }