Disability and climate change hot-spots in Senegal: considering risks and opportunities
Résumé
People with disabilities face unique risks in response to both rapid- and slow-onset climate-related events
because they may require different types of early warning information to accommodate their needs when
responding to climate-related hazards. However, the needs of disabled populations are often not
considered alongside climate hazards and mitigation planning. In this project, we take a significant step
towards documenting and mapping the risks that people with disabilities face in the context of climate
change. We use an innovative dataset—the Senegal RGPH, conducted in 2013, which measures disability
using the recommended questionnaire of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics. We combine this
data with satellite and gridded datasets that provide key climate measures related to temperature and
rainfall, as well as land cover, population density, and infrastructure. This approach allows us to identify
areas where climate hazard hotspots intersect with disabled populations, taking into account exposure and
additional vulnerability factors.
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