Climate change and human health in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence mapping and interpretative review.

Climate change is a global threat. Research on climate change and health is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa but few synthesis of current evidence have been conducted. This study aims to conduct evidence mapping and interpretative review to 1) explore the current scope of empirical studies on climate change and human health with regards to the WHO global research priorities for protecting human health from climate change in SSA (Phase 1 – evidence mapping); 2) comprehensively collate potential climate change causal pathways of NCDs in SSA (Phase 2 – interpretative review). Related research questions will be: 1) How does current empirical evidence on climate change and human health in SSA map onto the WHO global research priorities?; and 2) Based on known NCD risk factors, how might climate change exacerbate their occurrence?