Klipgat
South Africa
Klipgat is projected to experience a series of climate hazards that heighten its vulnerabilities. The city faces extreme heat and dangerous heat extremes, leading to health risks and infrastructure challenges. Frequent heatwaves are anticipated, aggravating the situation for vulnerable groups. Additionally, increased heavy precipitation is expected, which may result in flooding and other water-related concerns. Alongside these issues, there is an elevated risk of malaria, highlighting the danger of vector-borne diseases in a warming climate. The combination of these climate hazards emphasizes the urgent need for strategies to mitigate their impacts and enhance community resilience.
Hazard Outlook
How will Klipgat's projected climate hazards compare to other cities under a 3.0°C future warming scenario?
Heavy Rainfall Days
With 15 days of heavy rainfall expected, Klipgat ranks among the highest of all cities for extreme precipitation events.
Maximum Temperature
Klipgat's projected maximum temperature of 10.0°C is higher than most cities globally under a 3.0°C warming scenario.
Maximum Rainfall
Klipgat's projected maximum rainfall of 11 mm is near the median of cities globally.
Longest Heatwave
Klipgat may experience heatwaves lasting up to 3 days, lower than most other cities.
Elevation
At 1213 m elevation, Klipgat faces lower risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.
Exposure Summary
Adaptation Priorities
Klipgat faces high exposure to heavy rain and elevated exposure to max temp. 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 Klipgat.
No solutions have been documented for Klipgat.
This is an archived snapshot of the database.
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