Extreme heat in Koudougou, Burkina Faso: Analysing trends, community perceptions and migration measures
Climate change is having a profound impact on urban population in the Sahel region, particularly in Burkina Faso, affecting various aspects of daily life. Koudougou, the third largest city in the country, is not exempted. The aim of this article is to examine the main coping strategies of t...
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| author | Yo Boureima Yameogo Joseph Sanou Korotimi Yanogo Pawendkisgou Isidore |
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| description | Climate change is having a profound impact on urban population in the Sahel
region, particularly in Burkina Faso, affecting various aspects of daily
life. Koudougou, the third largest city in the country, is not exempted. The
aim of this article is to examine the main coping strategies of the
inhabitants of Koudougou in the face of increasing heat waves. To this end,
temperature data for the hottest months (March, April and May) from 1981 to
2024 were analysed to identify climate trends. These data were first
subjected to a normality test, then analysed using linear regression and
standardised temperature anomaly (STA) methods. At the same time, a survey
was conducted among the population to assess the impact of this phenomenon
on their daily lives. The results showed that temperatures in Koudougou
have increased significantly in recent years and are perceived as high
(38.04%) or very high (40.97%) by most of the respondents. This situation is
a serious threat for the population wellbeing as it is causing health
problems and reducing the productivity of the population. Residents are
developing adaptations strategies by redesigning their houses and adopting
individual behaviours, such as drinking more water or wearing light
clothing, although they often consider these measures to be ineffective. As
the effects of climate change on vulnerable regions is projected to
increase, awareness raising should be developed through social media,
television and radio channels to promote adaptation best practices. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-48d5d7b287d843c6b92cf6121bad4dec2025-08-20T03:31:31ZengSerbian Geographical SocietyGlasnik Srpskog Geografskog Društva0350-35932406-078X2025-01-01105151152410.2298/GSGD2501511Y0350-35932501511YExtreme heat in Koudougou, Burkina Faso: Analysing trends, community perceptions and migration measuresYo Boureima0https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6006-8266Yameogo Joseph1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5879-2723Sanou Korotimi2https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2508-3824Yanogo Pawendkisgou Isidore3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6706-8339Norbert Zongo University, Burkina FasoZiniaré University Center/Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Burkina FasoNorbert Zongo University, Burkina FasoNorbert Zongo University, Burkina FasoClimate change is having a profound impact on urban population in the Sahel region, particularly in Burkina Faso, affecting various aspects of daily life. Koudougou, the third largest city in the country, is not exempted. The aim of this article is to examine the main coping strategies of the inhabitants of Koudougou in the face of increasing heat waves. To this end, temperature data for the hottest months (March, April and May) from 1981 to 2024 were analysed to identify climate trends. These data were first subjected to a normality test, then analysed using linear regression and standardised temperature anomaly (STA) methods. At the same time, a survey was conducted among the population to assess the impact of this phenomenon on their daily lives. The results showed that temperatures in Koudougou have increased significantly in recent years and are perceived as high (38.04%) or very high (40.97%) by most of the respondents. This situation is a serious threat for the population wellbeing as it is causing health problems and reducing the productivity of the population. Residents are developing adaptations strategies by redesigning their houses and adopting individual behaviours, such as drinking more water or wearing light clothing, although they often consider these measures to be ineffective. As the effects of climate change on vulnerable regions is projected to increase, awareness raising should be developed through social media, television and radio channels to promote adaptation best practices.https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-3593/2025/0350-35932501511Y.pdfextreme temperaturesclimate trendsadaptation strategiesmitigation strategieskoudougou |
| spellingShingle | Yo Boureima Yameogo Joseph Sanou Korotimi Yanogo Pawendkisgou Isidore Extreme heat in Koudougou, Burkina Faso: Analysing trends, community perceptions and migration measures Glasnik Srpskog Geografskog Društva extreme temperatures climate trends adaptation strategies mitigation strategies koudougou |
| title | Extreme heat in Koudougou, Burkina Faso: Analysing trends, community perceptions and migration measures |
| title_full | Extreme heat in Koudougou, Burkina Faso: Analysing trends, community perceptions and migration measures |
| title_fullStr | Extreme heat in Koudougou, Burkina Faso: Analysing trends, community perceptions and migration measures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Extreme heat in Koudougou, Burkina Faso: Analysing trends, community perceptions and migration measures |
| title_short | Extreme heat in Koudougou, Burkina Faso: Analysing trends, community perceptions and migration measures |
| title_sort | extreme heat in koudougou burkina faso analysing trends community perceptions and migration measures |
| topic | extreme temperatures climate trends adaptation strategies mitigation strategies koudougou |
| url | https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-3593/2025/0350-35932501511Y.pdf |
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