Burkina Faso qualitative data from eight focus group discussions with 40 participants across four communities in Nouna. The dataset, authored by Hussein Amin and harvested by heiDATA, was last updated on 2026-04-21. It captures local experiences of climate change, with extreme heat identified as the most immediate challenge.
Use Cases
- Analyzing gendered differences in heat exposure and adaptation based on descriptions of women's responsibilities for caregiving and indoor labor.
- Identifying community-reported behavioral adaptations to extreme heat based on described shifts in work schedules and housing practices.
- Studying local attributions of climate change causes based on themes of environmental degradation, human behavior, and divine influence.
- Mapping impacts of heat on physical, mental, and social wellbeing based on described disruptions to sleep, work, and household dynamics.
Strengths
- Data from 40 participants across four communities provides multiple perspectives.
- Findings are derived from eight focus group discussions, suggesting thematic depth.
- Dataset was last updated on 2026 04 21, indicating recent availability.
Limitations
- Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data is qualitative and text-based, which may limit quantitative analysis.
- The sample of 40 participants from one region may not be generalizable to all of Burkina Faso.
Provenance
- Source
- heiDATA Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Eight focus group discussions analyzed using thematic analysis.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-21 14:49:02; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Four communities in Nouna, Burkina Faso, West Africa.