Dr Ali Sié ↗
Co-Principal Investigator, Nouna P5 trial
Role / research source ↗Related adaptation study · Nouna, Burkina Faso
Cool roofs
Evaluating reflective roofs as a practical response to indoor heat in rural communities.
Trial protocol & qualitative evidence published
Connected adaptation research
Project objectives
Objectives
- Evaluate reflective roofing as a structural response to indoor heat.
- Assess health, environmental and economic outcomes through a community-based trial design.
- Understand community expectations, acceptability and practical conditions for adoption.
The research question
Can changing the roof make homes cooler in a useful, acceptable and sustainable way?
Research approach
Research approach
The independent, partner-led cool-roof study investigates reflective roofing and health, environmental and economic outcomes. Its cluster-randomized trial protocol appeared in 2024. A 2025 qualitative study examines acceptability in Nouna. The studies demonstrate how population research can support evaluation of structural adaptation.
Connection: Related adaptation research led by Nouna study partners
People & contributions
Research roles and contributions
The cool-roof study is an adaptation project connected through the Nouna research setting, heat-health questions and population-cohort observations.
Dr Aditi Bunker ↗
Lead Scientist and Co-principal Investigator, Nouna cool-roof study
Role / research source ↗Partners & connections
Partner institutions
Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna (CRSN) ↗
Nouna HDSS, local population research and field implementation
Heidelberg Institute of Global Health (HIGH) ↗
Digital Global Health, shared methods and academic research collaboration
Partner roles refer to the research and institutional connections documented in the linked sources.
Current status · 12 November 2026
Trial protocol & qualitative evidence published
A trial protocol appeared in 2024 and a qualitative acceptability study in 2025. The qualitative work reports formative community perspectives and expectations. These papers do not establish a completed cooling-related health benefit. This is related, independently led partner research.
Publications & evidence
Related publications
The labels distinguish project or site publications from related studies and shared methods. Protocols describe research designs, rather than proven health effects.
2024Trial protocolStudy protocol
The effects of cool roofs on health, environmental, and economic outcomes in rural Africa: study protocol for a community-based cluster randomized controlled trial ↗
Describes a cluster-randomized trial of reflective roofs and health, environmental and economic outcomes in Nouna.
Methods, findings & limitations ↗2025Formative acceptability studyQualitative study
Acceptability of cool roofs: a qualitative study in Nouna, Burkina Faso ↗
Explores community perspectives on reflective roofs and conditions for their acceptability.
Methods, findings & limitations ↗Research settings
Research settings
Sources & updates
Sources and updates
- Randomized trial protocol ↗
- Qualitative acceptability study ↗
- Official study and investigators ↗
- Public contact / role: Dr Ali Sié ↗
Profile reviewed 12 November 2026. Suggest a profile update ↗
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