Barcelona
Venezuela
Barcelona is projected to face significant climate hazards including prolonged drought conditions, heightened arbovirus transmission risk, and increased malaria threat. In response, the city has developed and is planning a diverse portfolio of technology-enabled climate resilience solutions. These initiatives include water quality monitoring and pollution control, energy stability through grid monitoring and outage detection, and building management systems featuring efficient cooling systems such as heat pumps. Moreover, the city implements decision support systems for urban and climate adaptation planning. Together, these current and proposed strategies aim to improve Barcelona's resilience to climate-related challenges, ensuring sustainable urban living amidst projected future risks.
Hazard Outlook
How will Barcelona's projected climate hazards compare to other cities under a 3.0°C future warming scenario?
Longest Heatwave
Barcelona may experience heatwaves lasting up to 54 days, among the highest of all other cities.
Elevation
At 63 m elevation, Barcelona faces elevated risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.
Heavy Rainfall Days
With 10 days of heavy rainfall expected, Barcelona ranks near the median of cities for extreme precipitation events.
Maximum Temperature
Barcelona's projected maximum temperature of 7.7°C is lower than most cities globally under a 3.0°C warming scenario.
Maximum Rainfall
Barcelona's projected maximum rainfall of 5 mm is lower than most cities globally.
Exposure Summary
Adaptation Priorities
Barcelona faces high exposure to heatwave and elevated exposure to elevation. These areas may warrant priority attention in adaptation planning.
Data source: Climate projections from the IPCC AR6 scenario analysis. See our methodology for details on how we process and interpret this data.
Deployed Solutions
Deployed climate adaptation technologies identified in Barcelona.
No solutions have been documented for Barcelona.
This is an archived snapshot of the database.
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