@article{fdi:010083240,
  title = {{P}otential impact of 1.5, 2 and 3 degrees {C} global warming levels on heat and discomfort indices changes over {C}entral {A}frica},
  author = {{F}otso-{N}guemo, {T}. {C}. and {V}ondou, {D}. {A}. and {D}iallo, {I}. and {D}iedhiou, {A}rona and {W}eber, {T}. and {T}anessong, {R}. {S}. and {N}ghonda, {J}. {P}. and {Y}epdo, {Z}. {D}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}nvestigating the effects of the increased global warming through the lens of the {P}aris agreements would be of particular importance for {C}entral {A}frican countries, which are already experiencing multiple socio-political and socio-economic constraints, but are also subject to severe natural hazards that interact to limit their adaptive capacity and thus increase their vulnerability to the adverse effects of climate change. {T}his study explores changes in heat stress and the proportion of population at risk of discomfort over {C}entral {A}frica, based on an ensemble mean of high-resolution regional climate model simulations that cover a 30-year period, under 1.5, 2 and 3 degrees {C} {G}lobal {W}arming {L}evels ({GWL}s). {T}he heat index was computed according to {R}othfusz's equation, while the discomfort index was obtained from {T}hom's formula. {T}he results show that throughout the year but with a predominance from {M}arch to {A}ugust, the spatial extent of both heat and discomfort categories is projected to gradually increase according to the considered {GWL}s (nearly threefold for an increasing warming thresholds from 1.5 to 3 degrees {C}). {A}s these heat conditions become more frequent, they lead to the emergence of days with potentially dangerous heat-related risks, where almost everyone feels discomfort due to heat stress. {I}t thus appears that the majority of populations living in countries located along the {A}tlantic coast and in the northern and central part of the study area are likely to be more vulnerable to certain health problems, which could have repercussions on the socio-economic development of the sub-region through decreased workers' productivity and increased cooling degree days. {O}verall, these heat-related risks are more extended and more frequent when the {GWL} reaches 2 degrees {C} and above.},
  keywords = {{H}eat stress index ; {H}uman discomfort index ; {G}lobal warming levels ; {C}limate change ; {CORDEX}-{A}frica ; {AFRIQUE} {CENTRALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cience of the {T}otal {E}nvironment},
  volume = {804},
  numero = {},
  pages = {150099 [11 p.]},
  ISSN = {0048-9697},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150099},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083240},
}