Kristie Ebi
Kristie L. Ebi (born before 1972 ) is an American health scientist primarily concerned with the health effects of climate change . She holds the Rohm & Haas Endowed Professorship in Health Care at the University of Washington .
Life
Ebi graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor's degree in biochemistry in 1972 . She then graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a master's degree in toxicology . She also received her Masters (1983) and PhD (1985) degrees in Epidemiology from the University of Michigan . After completing her studies, she conducted research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine .
Act
Ebi researches the health risks of climate fluctuations and climate change. Her research focuses on the effects of and adaptation to climate variability and change, including related extreme events , thermal stress , food safety, and vector diseases . Her aim is to understand the causes of vulnerabilities, assess current and future health risks from climate change, and develop adaptation strategies and measures to reduce the risks of climate change in environments with multiple stress factors.
Ebi was one of the lead authors of the special report 1.5 ° C global warming published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2018 . Ebi's chapter shows that the advance of man-made climate change can mean death for many people. In the public debate about ways out of the climate crisis , Ebi compared the report to a doctor who made a very serious diagnosis in a patient: “If you have cancer, you need a doctor who can tell you how serious your cancer is and what options it is They have."
Publications (selection)
- Kristie L. Ebi, Jan C. Semenza (2008). Community-based adaptation to the health impacts of climate change. American Journal of Preventive Medicine , 35 (5), 501-507. doi: 10.1016 / j.amepre.2008.08.018
- Brian C. O'Neill , Elmar Kriegler , Kristie L. Ebi, Eric Kemp-Benedict , Keywan Riahi , Dale S. Rothman , Bas J. van Ruijven , Detlef P. van Vuuren , Joern Birkmann , Kasper Kok , Marc Levy , William Solecki (2017). The roads ahead: narratives for shared socioeconomic pathways describing world futures in the 21st century. Global Environmental Change , 42, 169-180. DOI: 10.1016 / j.gloenvcha.2015.01.004
- Chunwu Zhu , Kazuhiko Kobayashi , Irakli Loladze , Jianguo Zhu , Qian Jiang , Xi Xu , Gang Liu , Saman Seneweera , Kristie L. Ebi, Adam Drewnowski , Naomi K. Fukagawa , Lewis H. Ziska (2018). Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels this century will alter the protein, micronutrients, and vitamin content of rice grains with potential health consequences for the poorest rice-dependent countries. Science Advances , 4 (5). DOI: 10.1126 / sciadv.aaq1012
Individual evidence
- ^ IPCC Authors (beta). Retrieved March 5, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d e f https://globalhealth.washington.edu/faculty/kristie-ebi
- ↑ a b c http://sph.washington.edu/faculty/fac_bio.asp?url_ID=Ebi_Kristie
- ↑ IPCC Authors (beta) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , List of IPCC authors on ipcc.ch (English)
- ↑ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/its-urgent-emissions-come-down-uw-researcher-is-lead-author-on-stark-climate-report/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ebi, Kristie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ebi, Kristie L. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American health scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1972 |