Paper short abstract:

Urban heat is a significant environmental issue facing African cities. This panel discusses the debate surrounding urban heat effect in tropical Africa.

Paper long abstract:

Global warming and rapid population increase are two of the most pressing issues in today world. There is a lot of evidence to support rising temperatures. The urban heat island effect is a significant environmental issue facing cities today. Though this issue has gained much attention in research articles from developed countries, emerging countries like tropical Africa have yet to grapple with it on a significant scale. This paper examines the rising research dimensions and major techniques in studying urban heat effects. Scholarly publications were culled through the use of a systematic review procedure. This study looked at 37 papers in total. According to the findings, quantitative research approaches such as remote sensing are more commonly used to analyze the impact of urban heat than ground use technology, which has a limited application in Africa. Various urban heat effects are caused by urbanization and other human factors, and this has an impact on many elements of life, including morbidity, mortality, birth weight decrease, and social strife. It is recommended that research into the urban heat effect in Africa should be prioritized.