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Kissi-Debrah's campaign for [[Air pollution|clean air]] followed the death of her 9 year old daughter Ella Roberta in 2013 who had experienced a series of severe asthma attacks over several years.<ref name="WomansHour_2020PowerList" /> A 2014 inquest focused only on Ella's medical care, prompting Kissi-Debrah to campaign for air pollution to be included on her child's death certificate, after learning about its possible adverse effects on health.<ref name="NYTimes-Feb2019">{{cite web |last1=Gardiner |first1=Beth |title=The Mother Who Wants to Put Air Pollution on Her Daughter’s Death Certificate |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/opinion/ella-kissi-debrah-pollution-london.html |website=The New York Times |accessdate=19 November 2020}}</ref> Her campaign has led to a second inquest in 2020, where evidence about air pollution |
Kissi-Debrah's campaign for [[Air pollution|clean air]] followed the death of her 9 year old daughter Ella Roberta in 2013 who had experienced a series of severe asthma attacks over several years.<ref name="WomansHour_2020PowerList" /> A 2014 inquest focused only on Ella's medical care, prompting Kissi-Debrah to campaign for air pollution to be included on her child's death certificate, after learning about its possible adverse effects on health.<ref name="NYTimes-Feb2019">{{cite web |last1=Gardiner |first1=Beth |title=The Mother Who Wants to Put Air Pollution on Her Daughter’s Death Certificate |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/opinion/ella-kissi-debrah-pollution-london.html |website=The New York Times |accessdate=19 November 2020}}</ref> Her campaign has led to a second inquest in 2020, where evidence about air pollution was considered<ref name="BBCNews-December 2019">{{cite web |title=Ella Kissi-Debrah: Government to be quizzed over 'pollution' death |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-50826190 |website=BBC News |accessdate=19 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="ITV News Sept 2020">{{cite web |title=Inquest examining girl's asthma attack death 'not about blame culture' |url=https://www.itv.com/news/london/2020-09-18/inquest-examining-girls-asthma-attack-death-not-about-blame-culture |website=ITV News |accessdate=19 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="Cockburn-Sept2020">{{cite web |last1=Cockburn |first1=Harry |title=‘Watching your child struggling to breathe is horrible’: The lives changed by Britain’s poisonous air |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/air-pollution-diesel-uk-local-authorities-rosamund-kissi-debrah-b404485.html |website=The Independent |accessdate=19 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="BBC-30Nov2020">{{cite news |title=Ella Kissi-Debrah death: Council 'glacially slow' on pollution |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-55133052 |access-date=30 November 2020 |agency=BBC News |date=30 November 2020}}</ref>, with a ruling<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-16|title=Air pollution contributed to death of nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah, landmark ruling finds|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ella-kissi-debrah-inquest-result-pollution-b1774841.html|access-date=2020-12-16|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref>in December 2020 that pollution from the [[South Circular Road, London]] was a contributing factor to Ella Roberta's death. |
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Kissi-Debrah also co-founded the Ella Roberta Family Foundation to promote her goals more widely to the public and officials.<ref name="ERFF">{{cite web |title=The Ella Roberta Family Foundation |url=http://ellaroberta.org/ella-roberta-family-foundation/ |website=Ella Roberta Family Foundation |accessdate=19 November 2020}}</ref> This charity aims to improve the lives of children affected by asthma in South East London. It engages with politicians and policy makers as well as young people and communities to raise awareness of asthma, advocate for better medical treatment of asthma and also campaigns for clean air. Kissi-Debrah is the Executive Director. |
Kissi-Debrah also co-founded the Ella Roberta Family Foundation to promote her goals more widely to the public and officials.<ref name="ERFF">{{cite web |title=The Ella Roberta Family Foundation |url=http://ellaroberta.org/ella-roberta-family-foundation/ |website=Ella Roberta Family Foundation |accessdate=19 November 2020}}</ref> This charity aims to improve the lives of children affected by asthma in South East London. It engages with politicians and policy makers as well as young people and communities to raise awareness of asthma, advocate for better medical treatment of asthma and also campaigns for clean air. Kissi-Debrah is the Executive Director. |
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Rosamund Kissi-Debrah | |
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| Other names | Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Known for | Activist for clean air and awareness about asthma |
Rosamund Kissi-Debrah is a grassroots campaigner in London, UK raising awareness of asthma and the health problems that can be caused by air pollution.
Campaigning
Kissi-Debrah's campaign for clean air followed the death of her 9 year old daughter Ella Roberta in 2013 who had experienced a series of severe asthma attacks over several years.[1] A 2014 inquest focused only on Ella's medical care, prompting Kissi-Debrah to campaign for air pollution to be included on her child's death certificate, after learning about its possible adverse effects on health.[2] Her campaign has led to a second inquest in 2020, where evidence about air pollution was considered[3][4][5][6], with a ruling[7]in December 2020 that pollution from the South Circular Road, London was a contributing factor to Ella Roberta's death.
Kissi-Debrah also co-founded the Ella Roberta Family Foundation to promote her goals more widely to the public and officials.[8] This charity aims to improve the lives of children affected by asthma in South East London. It engages with politicians and policy makers as well as young people and communities to raise awareness of asthma, advocate for better medical treatment of asthma and also campaigns for clean air. Kissi-Debrah is the Executive Director.
She has worked with the Mayor of London on the Healthy London Partnership and has contributed to proposed expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone in London that aims to reduce air pollution from cars.[1] Low traffic neighbourhoods have been introduced in London, partly to reduce air pollution. Kissi-Debrah has been drawn into the conflict between the potential for social and environmental benefits but also for damage from the diverted traffic flows. She has advocated for balance in reducing traffic and improving air quality.[9] In a 2020 interview with the Guardian, she said: “For people who live in an LTN, yes, life is better, I don’t deny that, but their traffic is going somewhere. You cannot live in a neighbourhood where one part has an LTN and children are cycling and playing outside and the roads are safe, then pop along a couple of roads later and there’s gridlocked traffic. We cannot live in a society like that.”[10]
Kissi-Debrah has been a candidate in a UK parliament by-election[11] and planned to be a candidate in the 2020 London Assembly elections (postponed to 2021).[12]
She is a World Health Organisation advocate for health and air quality.[1]
Kissi-Debrah will be one of the judges in the BLAC Awards in 2020[13]
Personal life
Kissi-Debrah (also known as Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah) lives in London on the South Circular Road.[5] She is a secondary school teacher in Lewisham.[11]
Awards
In November 2020 she was included in the BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Power list 2020.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Woman's Hour Power List 2020: The List". BBC Radio4. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Gardiner, Beth. "The Mother Who Wants to Put Air Pollution on Her Daughter's Death Certificate". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Ella Kissi-Debrah: Government to be quizzed over 'pollution' death". BBC News. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Inquest examining girl's asthma attack death 'not about blame culture'". ITV News. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ a b Cockburn, Harry. "'Watching your child struggling to breathe is horrible': The lives changed by Britain's poisonous air". The Independent. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Ella Kissi-Debrah death: Council 'glacially slow' on pollution". BBC News. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Air pollution contributed to death of nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah, landmark ruling finds". The Independent. 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ "The Ella Roberta Family Foundation". Ella Roberta Family Foundation. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ Lewis, Tim. "Car-free neighbourhoods: the unlikely new frontline in the culture wars". The Observer. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Car-free neighbourhoods: the unlikely new frontline in the culture wars". the Guardian. 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ^ a b "Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah to run for the Green party in Lewisham East by-election". Lewisham Green Party. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "London elections 2020 - Green Party mayoral hopefuls announced". BBC News. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Bright Lights Awards Ceremony". BLAC. Retrieved 19 November 2020.