Paris Recherche Santé Environnement Climat
PARSEC aims to generate scientific knowledge at the nexus between climate change and health, aiming to support public decision for climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies beneficial for health and socially fair.
PARSEC is one of the very few research structures solely dedicated to the climate and health nexus in France. PARSEC was launched in 2024 and is located in the heart of Paris, in the Institute of Biology of Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) and supported by Inserm and ENS.
Philosophy, structuring hypothesis
Health and inequalities are central issues in the relevance and acceptability of climate policies. Because the health and social consequences of climate mitigation and adaptation strategies typically unfold on the short term, locally and unconditionnaly of other regions and countries also acting, their optimization and description may provide a huge asset for the implementation of ambitious climate mitigation scenarios, whose climate benefits tend to unfold on the longer term, to be diluted in space and conditional on the main greenhouse gas emitters also acting.
Scientific aims
Impacts
Document the consequences of climate change on health, social inequalities and the environment, and quantify their societal costs.
Trajectories
Identify optimal adaptation and mitigation trajectories in terms of public health, reduction of inequalities and preservation of the environment.
Implementation
Identify the levers that will allow these trajectories to be taken, including intervention studies and public policies.
Knowledge diffusion
Conduct participatory research, disseminate knowledge on climate–health impacts and co-benefits of mitigation strategies, and train future researchers (Master Transform, ENS-PSL, CERES).