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

The ADAPTE project assesses how air pollution and extreme weather interact to affect human health in Mexico City, Santiago, Buenos Aires, and Bogotá. It finds that suspended particles and nitrogen oxides in these cities significantly exceed WHO standards, with respiratory and cardiovascular mortality risks varying by city, season, age, and socio-economic status.

• Air pollution levels in Mexico City, Santiago, Buenos Aires, and Bogotá significantly exceed World Health Organization (WHO) standards, with suspended particles exceeding them by approximately 90% and nitrogen oxides by up to 73%.
• The health risks associated with the interaction of pollution and weather vary by location and season: Buenos Aires and Mexico City residents face the highest respiratory mortality risk during the warm season, 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 influenced by age, sex, and income, with residents of poorer districts in Bogotá being more vulnerable, particularly 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} }