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Working Groups
- Climate Change and Health Intervention
- Climate Change, Nutrition and Health
- Climate-smart Health Systems
- Data Sharing for Global Health
- Design and implementation research in global health
- Digital Global Health
- Disease Control in Disadvantaged Populations
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Epidemiology of Transition
- Global Child Health
- Global Health Policies and Systems
- Health Economics and Health Financing
- Implementation research for prevention and disease control
- Neglected Tropical Diseases
- Vector Borne Diseases and Geo Health
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ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND EXTREME HEAT – THE REFLECT STUDY

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has projected that a warming climate will lead to more frequent and severe extreme heat events in all regions of the world, placing many at risk of heat-related illness and death. Globally, millions of dwellings are constructed with low-cost materials, such as corrugated metal sheets. Rising temperatures and poor housing conditions risks exposing inhabitants to dangerously high indoor air temperatures.
The REFLECT study aims to identify whether cool roof technology can be an effective, low-cost, mass-adoptable, passive cooling intervention for high indoor air temperatures in communities affected by extreme heat. The study investigates the impact of cool roof materials on health, environmental and economic outcomes in Hermosillo, Mexico; Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Ahmedabad, India; and Niue, Oceania.
Understanding the impact of cool roof technology in globally diverse communities will support decision makers in investing in effective climate change adaptation measures.
Project Leads
Aditi Bunker
Collin Tukuitonga
Team Members
Till Bärnighausen
Aaron Bernstein
Chris Bullen
Noah Bunkley
Jose Guillermo (Memo) Cedeño Laurent
Shakoor Hajat
Luke Harrington
Susan T. Jackson
Jose Hoyo Montaño
Dileep Mavalankar
Ali Sié
Abdramane Soura
Gaylene Tasmania
Abhiyant Tiwari
Juan Manuel Vargas-Lopez
Alistair Woodward
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Working Groups
- Climate Change and Health Intervention
- Climate Change, Nutrition and Health
- Climate-smart Health Systems
- Data Sharing for Global Health
- Design and implementation research in global health
- Digital Global Health
- Disease Control in Disadvantaged Populations
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Epidemiology of Transition
- Global Child Health
- Global Health Policies and Systems
- Health Economics and Health Financing
- Implementation research for prevention and disease control
- Neglected Tropical Diseases
- Vector Borne Diseases and Geo Health
- Research Projects