A Remote Sensing Analysis of Heat Stress, LCLUC, and Women’s Health in sub-Saharan Africa
Understanding impacts and interactions to inform adaptation strategies.
- Climate change is increasing the duration, intensity, and frequency of extreme heat events in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Human activity is driving rapid LCLUC, putting pressure on agricultural production, threatening food security, and challenging livelihood strategies.
- Extreme heat and LCLUC disproportionately impact women, yet less attention is given to these effects.
- NASA remote sensing tools can be used to study extreme heat exposure and LCLUC processes to better understand risks and develop successful adaptation strategies.
