Climate change does not affect all population groups equally. According to a report published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), older people are at particularly high risk, especially from extreme heat waves, which are becoming more frequent and deadly. "Heat waves are among the most frequent and deadly effects of climate change, along with floods and the reduction of ice sheets,” said Inger Andersen, Executive Director of UNEP. • Alarmingly increasing mortality The UNEP report