Remote Sensing, Heat, Maternal and Child Health (Revise & resubmit at PNAS)

Extreme heat in combination with land-cover/land-use change (LCLUC) poses significant challenges for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Climate change is increasing the duration, intensity, and frequency of extreme heat events throughout the region. In tandem, 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 through complex biological, social, economic, and cultural pathways. This project seeks to provide timely, policy relevant, and evidence-based information that can help support adaptation responses to extreme heat and LCLUC, particularly among women in sub-Saharan Africa.