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Reimagine a Model Urban Green & Blue Space 

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and climate change are two defining challenges of the twenty-first century, as each poses a significant threat to health and sustainable development.  NCDs, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes, and mental and neurological disorders, are currently responsible for 68 per cent of global mortality,  while climate change is projected to cause several hundred thousand deaths annually by 2030

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Akkulam-  Veli 

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What You’ll Do

  • Parks, green spaces and waterways are important public spaces in most cities. They offer solutions to the effects of rapid, unsustainable urbanization on health and well-being. The social and economic benefits of urban green spaces are equally important, and should be viewed in the context of global issues such as climate change, as well as other priorities set out in the SDGs, including sustainable cities, public health and nature conservation.

  • Scientific literature describes various ways in which the natural environment can positively affect human health and well-being, as natural areas offer opportunities for physical activity, social contacts and stress reduction.7 An increasing number of epidemiological studies have demonstrated various positive health effects of maintaining urban green spaces, including improved mental health and reduced depression; improved pregnancy outcomes; and lower rates of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, obesity and diabete

  • Urban green areas offer great opportunities for positive change and the sustainable development of our cities. Public green spaces that are accessible for walking, cycling, playing and other outdoor activities can improve safe mobility and access to basic services for women, older adults and children, as well as low-income population groups, thus improving health equity. Incorporating public health priorities into public-space development provides such a co-benefit approach for urban areas. Taking a health-sensitive approach to green public-space planning offers the potential to achieve the greatest number of co-benefits.

The best support system for an aging population 

  • The ageing of the population calls for measures that help prevent or reduce disease and disability among older adults and keep the older population healthy longer .Healthy ageing,  is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables wellbeing in older age”. 

  • Older adults’ wellbeing is strongly linked to the residential environment, where the older population generally spends more time than the younger population due to, for instance, retirement or increasingly limited mobility. An important factor in the association with health is the neighbourhood’s built environment, which can either facilitate or hinder participation in activities and healthy behaviour.

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