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Zaria

Nigeria

Zaria is projected to experience extreme heat and dangerous heat extremes, significantly affecting public health. These increasing temperatures are expected to elevate the risk of arbovirus transmission, creating a higher likelihood of infectious diseases. Additionally, the city faces an elevated risk of malaria due to conditions that favor mosquito breeding. As these climate hazards intensify, they add to the existing vulnerabilities within the community, making it essential to address these pressing climate concerns. The combination of extreme heat and heightened disease transmission risk underscores the need for focused attention on climate resilience strategies to protect the health and well-being of residents in Zaria.

Hazard Outlook

How will Zaria's projected climate hazards compare to other cities under a 3.0°C future warming scenario?

Longest Heatwave

77th percentile High exposure

Zaria may experience heatwaves lasting up to 6 days, among the highest of all other cities.

Zaria
0.0 Shorter → Longer 92

Maximum Temperature

72nd percentile Elevated exposure

Zaria's projected maximum temperature of 10.4°C is higher than most cities globally under a 3.0°C warming scenario.

Zaria
5.0 Cooler → Hotter 13

Heavy Rainfall Days

50th percentile Elevated exposure

With 10 days of heavy rainfall expected, Zaria ranks higher than most cities for extreme precipitation events.

Zaria
0.0 Fewer → More 36

Maximum Rainfall

50th percentile Elevated exposure

Zaria's projected maximum rainfall of 11 mm is higher than most cities globally.

Zaria
0.0 Lower → Higher 35

Elevation

86th percentile Lower exposure

At 635 m elevation, Zaria faces lower risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.

Zaria
-8.0 Lower → Higher 4k

Exposure Summary

Heatwave
Max Temp
Heavy Rain
Max Rain
Elevation

Adaptation Priorities

Zaria faces high exposure to heatwave and elevated exposure to max temp, heavy rain, max rain. 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 Zaria.

No solutions have been documented for Zaria.

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