Society · 25 Jul 2026

Climate Resilient Ageing report

With reference to the report "Climate Resilient Ageing - Ensuring Care, Dignity & Agency," consider the following statements:

  1. The report was released by HelpAge India based on a study covering older persons across 20 districts in 10 states.
  2. It uses an "Intersectional Place Perspective" to argue that risk from climate hazards varies among the elderly based on factors like poverty, widowhood and social isolation.
  3. It recommends that India's disaster management architecture shift from a hazard-centric to a people-centric approach.
  4. It cites Odisha's village panchayat-led cyclone early warning and evacuation system as a successful localised model.

How many of the above statements are correct?

AOnly one
BOnly two
COnly three
DAll four
This question is based on: Building resilience to protect elderly from climate stressors
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About this question

Why in news

HelpAge India released its report highlighting that India's elderly population, projected to rise from 149 million in 2022 to 347 million by 2050, faces compounding and unequal climate risk.

Why for UPSC

This format tests whether an aspirant has carefully read every distinct claim in an article rather than relying on partial recall - a growing UPSC favourite since 2020.

Prelims summary

The HelpAge India report frames elderly climate vulnerability as intersectional, not uniform and calls for a people-centric shift in disaster policy, citing Odisha's panchayat model as a working example.

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