Urban Heat: Forward-Looking Climate Modelling for West-Africa : Togolese Cities

We produced actionable data on heat stress in cities to inform analysis and client dialogue on the part of World Bank teams. We applied an urban-scale climate modeling framework to generate datasets describing modeled heat stress exposure for present-day and future conditions under selected climate scenarios. The study focuses on five cities in Togo: Tsevie, Dapaong, Kara, Sokode and Atakpame.

More details about the dataset: 

• The dataset includes calculations for each indicator across three scenarios (present, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0) and three twenty-year periods (2001-2020, 2031-2050, and 2051-2070). The present period refers to 2001-2020, while the other two periods correspond to the two SSP scenarios.
• All indicators are available in both NetCDF and GeoTiff formats.
• The indicators are calculated at a resolution of 100 m, consistent with the UrbClim and WBGT simulations. Additionally, downscaled versions of the indicators are provided at a resolution of 30 m.
• The UrbClim and WBGT simulations, as well as the postprocessing, are conducted using the regional projection EPSG 32631. The NetCDF and GeoTiff data also adopt this projection. Furthermore, a GeoTiff data file with EPSG 4326 projection is included.
• All indicators are calculated as yearly averages. 
• Images for quick viewing in png format visualizing the results for each indicator. 
• The indicators in NetCDF and GeoTiff format as well as the visualized PNG files can be found in the {city}_indicators.zip.
• Three representative locations within the study domain have been selected to retrieve the WBGT profile on a chosen date (a hot day in 2020). The results are stored in WBGT_data.xlsx and visualized as WBGT_{date}.png. The shapefile is named as selected_locations.shp. These data together with the visualization of the land use map is compressed in {city}_landuse_wbgt.zip. 
• More information about the dataset, including the methodology, all available data list, contact information, etc. can be found in the Technical_Annex_Togo.docx