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The institution reaches the first level Measurement in the management of Greenhouse Gases corresponding to the period 2024The National Health Institute (INS) of the Ministry of Health (Minsa) was recognized by the Ministry of the Environment (Minam) for having implemented the first level of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) management called Measurement, corresponding to the period 2024, within the framework of the Peru Carbon Footprint system, an official tool of the Peruvian State that promotes climate action in public and private organizations.
This recognition, granted by the General Directorate of Climate Change and Desertification of Minam, certifies that the INS has met the technical requirements to obtain a star.
The measurement of the INS carbon footprint was an activity programmed in the Climate Change Plan of the National Institute of Health 2023-2025, developed by the Multidisciplinary Technical Team for Climate Change, formed by Headquarters Resolution No. 154-2023-J-OPE/INS.
For this process, the Minam Peru Carbon Footprint System tool was used, which includes filling out the forms, recording said information and calculating the footprint on the Environment sector platform. Como parte de los requisitos, el INS conformo un Equipo de Gestion de Emisiones de GEI.
The team was made up of members of the Climate Change Team and the Administration Office: Dr. Carlos Augusto Yabar Varas (coordinator), Guillermo Canales Gomez and Feliz Norberto Aquije Guzman, who worked under the advice of PhD in Meteorology Elizabeth Silvestre Espinoza, coordinated by the Non-Communicable Diseases Research and Laboratories Subdirectorate and the Strategic Interventions Unit of the CNSP. Gracias a este trabajo, se logro el calculo de la huella de carbono basal INS.
As part of this work, the institution complied with the registration, processing and reporting of information on its emission sources, strengthening its internal environmental management and contributing to the fulfillment of national goals against climate change.
The general director of Climate Change and Desertification, Cristina Rodriguez Valladares del Minam, congratulated the INS for its progress in the adoption of sustainable practices, recognition that drives the institution to continue strengthening its actions and move towards the management levels: Verification, Reduction, and Neutrality.
In this way, the National Institute of Health reaffirms its commitment to efficient, transparent and environmentally responsible public management, in line with national adaptation and mitigation policies against climate change.
