Health cooperatives and climate change
The General Assembly of Cooperatives Europe, held in Norway, addressed multiple debates.
European cooperativism met in Oslo (Norway) on May 30 and June 1 on the occasion of the General Assembly held annually by Cooperatives Europe, the body that brings together cooperative companies in the region.
As the Danish Susanne Westhausen, president of the organization, recalled in her speech, “cooperatives continue to be one of the most consistent responses when we need viable and sustainable solutions to problems”, which highlights the important role they play in times of crisis.
Two topics of great repercussion were the axis of the debates. The first, how to promote the collective impact of European cooperativism in mitigation and adaptation to climate change. The second, how to promote the incorporation of the cooperative model in the different educational and training levels.
Dr. Carlos Zarco, general director of the Espriu Foundation, participated in a discussion in which he warned of the risks that climate change poses to health and presented some of the strategies that the entities represented by the Espriu Foundation have developed to strengthen the sustainability and generating a positive impact on its environment, a central element for people’s health care.
