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Strolling through a walkway that leads to the department of agricultural science where she studies, Rose John was overwhelmed by the heat of another sweltering summer afternoon.

The president of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) chapter of the Junior Chamber International (JCIN), an organisation that grooms young leaders for positive change, was drenched in sweat.

“I was exhausted,” she recalls – her words testifying to how the Sokoto climate presents a formidable challenge to the daily life and health of all residents. The searing sun of Sokoto, located in an arid Sahel savannah with only a few hills, has earned it the description ‘sun city’.

Known as one of the hottest regions in Nigeria, the residents regularly endure temperatures that soar above 45°C between February and April and peaking at 47.2°C (117°F), one of the highest temperatures recorded in the country.