Ad Diwaniyah
Iraq
Ad Diwaniyah faces a future where extreme heat and dangerous heat extremes will pose serious health risks to its residents. The city is projected to experience frequent heavy precipitation, increasing the likelihood of flooding and related damage to infrastructure. Additionally, prolonged drought conditions will threaten water resources and agricultural output, exacerbating food security issues. These climate hazards will create significant vulnerabilities, requiring strategic planning and comprehensive responses to mitigate their impact. Addressing these risks is crucial for ensuring the city's resilience to the anticipated climate challenges. Without documented technology-enabled climate resilience solutions, the city remains susceptible to these climate-related threats.
Hazard Outlook
How will Ad Diwaniyah's projected climate hazards compare to other cities under a 3.0°C future warming scenario?
Maximum Temperature
Ad Diwaniyah's projected maximum temperature of 13.4°C is among the highest of all cities globally under a 3.0°C warming scenario.
Longest Heatwave
Ad Diwaniyah may experience heatwaves lasting up to 9 days, among the highest of all other cities.
Heavy Rainfall Days
With 11 days of heavy rainfall expected, Ad Diwaniyah ranks higher than most cities for extreme precipitation events.
Elevation
At 25 m elevation, Ad Diwaniyah faces elevated risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.
Maximum Rainfall
Ad Diwaniyah's projected maximum rainfall of 4 mm is lower than most cities globally.
Exposure Summary
Adaptation Priorities
Ad Diwaniyah faces high exposure to max temp, heatwave and elevated exposure to heavy rain, 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 Ad Diwaniyah.
No solutions have been documented for Ad Diwaniyah.
This is an archived snapshot of the database.
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