Acceptability of cool roofs: a qualitative study in Nouna, Burkina Faso
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Summary
Explores community perspectives on reflective roofs and conditions for their acceptability.
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Scientific notes: 2026-11-11 · Research connections: 12 November 2026Key findings
Key findings
Community discussions identified conditions for introducing cool roofs: accessible costs, demonstrated benefits and local capacity to maintain them.
Study design & setting
Study design and methods
Population, setting or evidence base
Formative Nouna qualitative study: four gender-separated focus groups, February 20–March 4, 2020; 48 participants reported; 90–120-minute discussions.
Methods
Reflexive thematic analysis using an intervention-acceptability framework.
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Limitations
Conducted before participants received roofs; Purposive single-setting sample; Roof categories shifted across buildings within households.
Research relevance
Research relevance
Informs community engagement and co-design of adaptation studies.
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