The Community of Practice (CoP) in Grenoble, France brings together key regional stakeholders to strengthen the climate resilience of healthcare systems through coordinated action across health, education, and urban planning sectors. This CoP includes Grenoble Alpes University (UGA), Grenoble Alpes University Hospital Center (CHUGA), Grenoble Alpes Metropolis (GAM), and Floralis.
CHUGA: Leading Hospital Resilience and Disaster Preparedness
CHUGA is pioneering the integration of ecological transformation into hospital operations. A dedicated Pilot Committee leads the development of action plans to prepare for climate change, particularly flood risks. Core priorities include:
- Reorganizing hospital sites to minimize flood vulnerability.
- Ensuring uninterrupted delivery of critical health services during climate-related crises.
- Strengthening crisis response protocols for natural disasters.
UGA: Advancing Social and Environmental Responsibility
Grenoble Alpes University is reinforcing its sustainability commitments through a comprehensive policy framework. This includes:
- Safeguarding individual rights amid climate challenges.
- Reducing the university’s environmental impact.
- Implementing a campus-wide master plan for sustainable development.
GAM: Coordinating Territorial Climate and Health Initiatives
Grenoble Alpes Metropolis aligns public health and climate strategies through the Metropolitan Health Contract and the Sustainable Energy and Climate Action plan (SECAP). Current actions include:
- Addressing climate-related health threats like heatwaves, and air pollution, as well as droughts, wildfires, floods, landslides, and the spread of vector-borne diseases linked to the presence of tiger mosquitoes.
- Designing robust crisis management frameworks.
- Develop and implement local adaptation strategies with partners from territorial and health institutions of Grenoble, including CHUGA, UGA, and FLORALIS.
Together, these institutions are shaping Grenoble’s CoP into a model for integrated, cross-sectoral climate resilience planning in the healthcare sector.
