Transdisciplinary project to design a comprehensive early response to heat waves for older adults in the City of Buenos Aires

The project identifies that older adults in the City of Buenos Aires are disproportionately vulnerable to extreme heat, particularly in vulnerable neighborhoods where infrastructure limitations and power outages reduce coping capacity. Through 634 surveys, focus groups, and geospatial mapping of heat and population density, the project developed an early response pilot plan with differentiated measures for formal and vulnerable urban areas. Key findings highlight a gap between knowledge and practice regarding preventive measures and the critical role of community networks in coping with heat.

• Older adults in the City of Buenos Aires face disproportionate vulnerability to extreme heat due to factors including health status, housing conditions, territorial inequalities, and unequal access to energy and water.
• Vulnerable neighborhoods experience exacerbated risks because infrastructure limitations and power outages hinder coping capacity, while health systems continue to underreport the effects of heat.
• There is a discrepancy between the awareness of preventive measures among older adults and their actual implementation, such as insufficient hydration.
• Older adults residing in vulnerable neighborhoods report a higher need for assistance with food and water and experience more significant negative effects from heat.
• Community and neighborhood networks are identified as essential assets for managing extreme heat, and the project emphasizes that response strategies must be tailored to specific living conditions and regions because impacts and capacities are not uniform.

APA

Torlaschi, A. L. (n.d.). Transdisciplinary project to design a comprehensive early response to heat waves for older adults in the City of Buenos Aires. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. http://iai.int/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CEH_Brief_SG-7_en.pdf

Chicago

Torlaschi, Ana Laura. Transdisciplinary project to design a comprehensive early response to heat waves for older adults in the City of Buenos Aires. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, n.d. http://iai.int/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CEH_Brief_SG-7_en.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{torlaschindtransdisciplinary, author = {Torlaschi, Ana Laura}, title = {{Transdisciplinary project to design a comprehensive early response to heat waves for older adults in the City of Buenos Aires}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {http://iai.int/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CEH_Brief_SG-7_en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }