Title: Responding to Climate Events in Long-Term Care: International Perspectives
Date: 2 June 2026
Time: 8.00-9.30am EDT (you can check your local time here)

Panelists:

• Green care, decarbonization in social care, Dan Hind (Leeds Institute for Health Science, University of Leeds, UK)
• A perspective on Long-Term Care and Climate Change from Bangladesh, Imran Chowdhury (AYAT Education, Bangladesh)
• Learning from the Covid pandemic to prepare for climate change in Long-Term Care, Andrea Schmidt, (Austrian Institute of Public Health) and Liat Ayalon (Bar Ilan University, Israel)
• Systematic review on climate change and long-term care, Natasha Bryant and Robyn Stone (LeadingAge, USA)

Overview:

Climate change is increasingly shaping the lives of older people and the functioning of long-term care systems, exposing them to extreme weather, service disruption, and growing sustainability pressures. At the same time, long-term care services themselves contribute to climate change through energy use, resource consumption, and supply chains. Despite these interconnected challenges, long-term care remains underrepresented in climate mitigation and adaptation policies, even as evidence grows on risks to care infrastructure, workforce capacity, and essential services. This webinar brings together international perspectives to explore emerging research, policy responses, and practical strategies to strengthen resilience, preparedness, and sustainability in long-term care.