“From the City Council of Setubal, there is a constant interest and effort to ensure that climate change is not an issue that appears only in a program and a set of documents, but is translated into concrete actions.”The mayor said at the opening session of the first meeting of Health, Arrabida and Climate Change organized by ULSA – the Local Health Unit of Arrabida, with the support of the City Council.
Pedro Peña noted that the municipality is committed to the Climate Action Plan of the Municipality of Setubal, which is currently in place “In the final stage of preparation adds the work of PLAAC – Arrábida”which lists the main climate risks in the region.
“With this working rule, it is assumed that measures identified to mitigate risks are also measures related to public health issues, such as the effects of excessive heat.”
Council member Pedro Pena praised it “maximum chance” Meeting in scope “strong relationship” Between ULSA, the City Council, and other entities concerned with taking action to address the health impacts of climate change.
“We are inundated with news of climate disasters, but nothing seems to make us change our behaviour. I would like to express my deep gratitude to those who commit to these things every day, and reaffirm the commitment of the Setubal City Council as an entity committed to this effort and this determined action in the name of what we need to save our planet.”
ULSA Board Chairman, Luis Pombo, highlighted that the first Health, Arabida and Climate Change meeting comes as part of the commitment to “Integration of care to improve health services for populations with the aim of preventing disease and promoting health”.
This event takes place until 5pm at the Charlotte Cinema – Municipal Auditorium “A good opportunity to exchange valuable experiences, best practices, difficulties as well as solutions in order to provide increasingly better care to users”.
Maria João Camolas, a member of the Palmilla City Council, also attended the opening session and stressed that this initiative is in line with the work done in that municipality, which, “For many years, I have followed paths in favor of the health, development and sustainability of the region.”.
The mayor stressed the importance of cooperation between institutions, referring to the local health plan in Arrabida “An excellent example of what collaborative and participatory work can achieve”as well as prevention that depends on an increasingly deeper knowledge of the Arábida region.
ULSA Public Health Unit Coordinator, João Diego, revealed that after a pause due to the pandemic, “Reorganizing the local health plan from the perspective of the national health plan 2020-2030”any “Stands out in an unusual way” The importance of the issue of climate change.
It is with this logic that ULSA organized today’s meeting “As a way to re-energize all partners” And together, “As a collaborative network, get back to work on this plan.”.
The first Health, Arrabida and Climate Change meeting, in the morning, included a set of three conferences starting with “The urgent need for change – from climate to promoting the well-being economy”, presented by the President of the ZERO Association, Francisco Ferreira.
“Characterization, scenario, impact assessment and climate vulnerabilities in the Arrabida Region”, with speeches by Cristina Daniel, from the Energy Agency of Arrabida, and José Luis Zézaire, from the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning of the University of Lisbon, and “Revival”. Climate change and beyond. What are the scenarios?”, by Maria João Alves, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge completed the program of three conferences.
In the afternoon, the meeting includes two thematic agendas, including the topic “The role of health and education in climate change”, with speeches by Paula Vasconcelos, from the General Directorate of Health, Gleiber Oliveira, from the Central Administration of Saudi Arabia, and Margarida Gomez, from the Eco-Schools Project.
This is followed by “Local Plans for Adaptation to Climate Change”, with interventions from Cristina Coelho, from the City Council of Setubal, Teresa Santos, from the Municipality of Palmilla, and Marta Franco, from the City Council of Sesimbra.
The closing session of the meeting is scheduled to be held at 4:30 p.m.
The first Health, Arrabida and Climate Change meeting also included training workshops in Palmilla, Sesimbra and Setubal, which took place on May 28 in the Mercado do Livramento hall.
