Creating the Dutch One Health Shared Socio-economic Pathways (SSPs)

• DOI: 10.1007/s10113-023-02169-1
• Publication Date: 2024-01-18T08:02:29Z
• Authors: Martha Dellar; Gertjan Geerling; Kasper Kok; Peter van Bodegom; Maarten Schrama; Eline Boelee
• Keywords: Preparedness; Health Impact Assessment; Extreme Weather; Stakeholder Engagement

Abstract The world is changing, in terms of both climate and socio-economics. These changes have the potential to a profound impact on health humans, animals environment, often grouped together as ‘One Health’. Humans, environment are closely interlinked determine realistic future vulnerabilities we must consider everything together. We need comprehensive scenarios which cover broad range variables affecting One Health. developed methodology create national-level Health based global Shared Socio-economic Pathways (SSPs), applied Netherlands. identified should be included such gathered input from existing scenarios, stakeholder consultation current plans commitments. This information was combined detailed descriptions, were used assess main risks under each scenario. All face similar challenges, for example an aging population, introductions infectious diseases rising sea-levels extreme weather events; however, some they deal with these challenges much better than others. healthiest outcome achieved when policy low greenhouse gas emissions well-functioning society looks after its citizens environment. can analyse specific options mitigation preparedness. Because allow local context, policies customs accounted valuable tool protecting future.