Maisa Rojas
Maisa Rojas | |
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| Minister for the Environment | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2022 | |
| President | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Javier Naranjo Solano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1972 Rengo, Chile |
| Political party | Independent |
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Physicist |
Maisa Heloísa Juana Rojas Corradi (born 10 August 1972) is a Chilean politician, physicist and climatologist[1] who currently serves as Minister for the Environment.[2]
Rojas received her undergraduate degree in physics from the University of Chile and her Ph.D. in atmospheric physics from Lincoln College, Oxford.[3][4] She then was a postdoctoral fellow at International Research Institute for Climate and Society at Columbia University in 2001.[5] She then returned to Universidad de Chile as a postdoctoral fellow, researcher, and then professor of geophysics.[6]
Maisa has become an international leading climate change scientist. She was the lead author of the Paleoclimate chapter for the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) fifth report (AR5), and is also a coordinating lead author for the next IPCC report (AR6). She has served on various presidential councils and committees on climate change.[5]
In 2022, Chilean President Gabriel Boric named Maisa Rojas to be Minister for the Environment in his cabinet.
References
- ^ "'Nuestras estimaciones sobre los riesgos del cambio climático fueron muy conservadoras'". El País. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Quién es Maisa Rojas, la nueva ministra de Medio Ambiente de Gabriel Boric". La Tercera. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Maisa Rojas | Wilson Center". www.wilsoncenter.org. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ^ "'We need politicians and experts': how Chile is putting the climate crisis first". the Guardian. 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ^ a b "Women who Inspire: Maisa Rojas | Columbia Global Centers". globalcenters.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ^ "Maisa Rojas". dgf.uchile.cl. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
External links
- Maisa Rojas on X