The AFRIVERSE Indoor Heat team investigates how climate change influences indoor heat exposure and related health risks in low-income settlements across Africa. By examining conditions inside homes, where people spend much of their time, the research seeks to better understand how rising temperatures translate into heat stress and heat-sensitive health outcomes.

Heatwaves are often intensified indoors, particularly in buildings with poor cooling characteristics. These conditions can increase the risk of heat illness and contribute to a range of non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and mental health impacts. The HEAT team studies how external climate conditions interact with housing characteristics to amplify indoor heat and humidity. Drawing on data from multiple research projects and sites across countries such as South Africa, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Kenya, and Zimbabwe, the research will help clarify how human-driven climate change is affecting indoor heat exposure and associated health risks in vulnerable communities across Africa.