Zaporizhzhia
Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia is projected to face significant climate risks associated with dangerous heat extremes. With rising global temperatures, the city is likely to experience more frequent and severe heat waves, which could lead to increased health risks for residents, particularly among vulnerable populations. These heat extremes may exacerbate water shortages, challenge agricultural productivity, and put a significant strain on local infrastructure and energy supply during peak demand periods. As prolonged high temperatures become more common, the potential for increased mortality rates rises, posing additional challenges to public health services. Urban areas could be impacted by the urban heat island effect, which would further heighten local temperatures and create unsafe living conditions. Addressing these vulnerabilities is critical, emphasizing the need for comprehensive assessments and proactive measures to mitigate the impending climate hazards faced by the city.
Hazard Outlook
How will Zaporizhzhia's projected climate hazards compare to other cities under a 3.0°C future warming scenario?
Longest Heatwave
Zaporizhzhia may experience heatwaves lasting up to 6 days, among the highest of all other cities.
Maximum Temperature
Zaporizhzhia's projected maximum temperature of 9.6°C is higher than most cities globally under a 3.0°C warming scenario.
Elevation
At 54 m elevation, Zaporizhzhia faces elevated risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.
Heavy Rainfall Days
With 10 days of heavy rainfall expected, Zaporizhzhia ranks near the median of cities for extreme precipitation events.
Maximum Rainfall
Zaporizhzhia's projected maximum rainfall of 6 mm is lower than most cities globally.
Exposure Summary
Adaptation Priorities
Zaporizhzhia faces high exposure to heatwave and elevated exposure to max temp, 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 Zaporizhzhia.
No solutions have been documented for Zaporizhzhia.
This is an archived snapshot of the database.
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