Comité pour le développement durable en santé (C2DS)
Categories: Climate Change & Health Vulnerability & Adaptation Assessments, Health National Adaptation Plans, Net zero health systems, GHG emissions baseline assessments, Action Plans for sustainable low carbon health systems
The Comité pour le développement durable en santé (C2DS) is a non-profit organization which, for the past 17 years, has been federating health and medico-social establishments committed to sustainable development.
The network has 916 members (18 university hospitals, 19 cancer centers, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, etc.) in all sectors of activity, public and private.
The committee works to raise awareness and train healthcare professionals. It shares inspiring practices that can be replicated by all.
It regularly surveys the profession and produces photographs of its commitment. It produces an inventory of facilities and provides facilities with simple tools created and tested by their peers. Additionally, the committee pilots national collective actions.
Supporting the following commitments:
- Commitment 1: Conduct climate change and health vulnerability and adaptation assessments (V&As) at population level and/or health care facility level.
- Commitment 2: Develop a health national adaptation plan (HNAP) informed by the health V&A, which forms part of the National Adaptation Plan.
- Commitment 4: Set a target date by which to achieve health systems net zero emissions (ideally by 2050).
- Commitment 5: Deliver a baseline assessment of greenhouse gas emissions of the health system (including supply chains).
- Commitment 6: Develop an action plan or roadmap by a set date to develop a sustainable low carbon health system (including supply chains).
Country experience:
C2DS operates in France and Belgium.
Links:
Site in English: www.c2ds.eu