Philippe Quirion, Directeur de recherche CNRS, CIRED

Mardi 28 novembre 2023, nous avons le plaisir d'accueillir en séminaire, Philippe Quirion, Directeur de recherche CNRS au Centre International de Recherche sur l'Environnement et le Développement, CIRED

Thématiques de recherche :

• Économie de l’environnement
   
• Économie de l’énergie
   

Titre de sa présentation : A hidden health impact of heat: exacerbated anemia in India, co-écrit avec Claire Lepault et Pierre Uginet, doctorants PSE.

Résumé : Heat waves, exacerbated by global warming, have increasingly negative health effects, particularly in relatively poor and hot countries such as India. These impacts are partly direct, caused by hyperthermia, and partly due to reduced food availability. While numerous harmful health effects of hot temperatures have been established, there is very little research on the links between heat waves and anemia, a medical condition affecting one-quarter of people worldwide and 43% of India’s population. Using health, nutritional and climate data, we analyze the relationship between heat stress and anemia in India over the past decade. We find preliminary suggestive evidence indicating that heat waves worsen anemia in children and women. We examine possible mechanisms, including a link with reduced food availability or malaria.

Le séminaire a lieu à 11 heures en salle 227.