Data collected by thermal sensors
The data collected by thermal sensors will be used to define critical temperature thresholds, i.e. temperatures at which health risks become significant and require intervention. This monitoring data will be collected at several health centres and, in collaboration with health professionals, will be used to consider actions to be taken to prevent heat waves.
Objectives of the indoor temperature monitoring system :
Goal 1 :
Implement a micro-monitoring system
Implement a forward-looking system for micro-monitoring extreme temperatures (ET) at the household, health centre and village levels to (i) measure inequalities and (ii) understand resilience and adaptation processes in relation to inequalities.
Objectives of the indoor temperature monitoring system :
Goal 2 :
Identify the most vulnerable households
Identify households most exposed to heat and the main factors of vulnerability (type of roof, impact of roof colour, access to shaded areas (presence or absence of trees)).
Objectives of the indoor temperature monitoring system :
Goal 3 :
Understanding the impact of indoor temperatures
Understand the impact of indoor temperatures on maternal and child health by cross-referencing this climate data with studies on exclusive breastfeeding practices
Objectives of the indoor temperature monitoring system :
Goal 4 :
Collect climate data
Collect climate data and draw up a typology of habitats that can guide public policy on land use planning.
© IRD - Ina Makosi, MOPGA project
Interior of a ‘Nubian’ house, Senegal
Interior of the Yvelines house, built using the ‘Nubian vault’ method, a construction technique with a very low carbon footprint. Ourossogui municipality, Matam region, Senegal.
Indoor temperature monitoring system: an innovative initiative to understand and anticipate heat waves
Presentation
In response to heat waves in the region, SPRINT-Sen has launched a project to monitor indoor temperatures. This initiative aims to gain a more detailed understanding of the climatic conditions faced by households and to identify the homes most exposed to heat based on their characteristics (particularly building materials).
Despite the remarkable work of ANACIM (National Agency of Civil Aviation and Meteorology) in collecting outdoor temperatures and issuing heatwave alerts, there is currently no climate monitoring system that takes into account the temperatures actually felt inside homes.
Using temperature sensors placed in a sample of 1,200 households (300 per locality), this study maps temperature variations within households and aims to compare temperature data during heat waves with data from cooler periods at the end of the year. This sensor data will then be cross-referenced with spatial analyses collected using thermal drones flying over all localities. The drone identifies the thermal emissivity of roofs in order to understand which type of building material (straw, banco, laterite mud, cement, tiles, zinc) produces more heat.