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Kuwait City

Kuwait

Kuwait City is projected to face heightened climate challenges in the future. The city will experience extreme heat, with dangerous heat extremes likely becoming more frequent. Additionally, an increase in heavy precipitation events could lead to severe flooding risks. Prolonged drought conditions are also expected to pose significant threats to water resources, impacting both the environment and human activities. The overlapping risks of extreme temperatures and erratic rainfall patterns will challenge the city’s infrastructure and public health systems, necessitating attention and adaptation strategies to manage these vulnerabilities effectively in the coming years.

Hazard Outlook

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

Maximum Temperature

98th percentile Very high exposure

Kuwait City's projected maximum temperature of 12.3°C is among the highest of all cities globally under a 3.0°C warming scenario.

Kuwait City
5.0 Cooler → Hotter 13

Longest Heatwave

96th percentile Very high exposure

Kuwait City may experience heatwaves lasting up to 12 days, among the highest of all other cities.

Kuwait City
0.0 Shorter → Longer 92

Heavy Rainfall Days

93rd percentile Very high exposure

With 13 days of heavy rainfall expected, Kuwait City ranks among the highest of all cities for extreme precipitation events.

Kuwait City
0.0 Fewer → More 36

Elevation

38th percentile Elevated exposure

At 47 m elevation, Kuwait City faces elevated risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.

Kuwait City
-8.0 Lower → Higher 4k

Maximum Rainfall

6th percentile Lower exposure

Kuwait City's projected maximum rainfall of 5 mm is lower than most cities globally.

Kuwait City
0.0 Lower → Higher 35

Exposure Summary

Max Temp
Heatwave
Heavy Rain
Elevation
Max Rain

Adaptation Priorities

Kuwait City faces high exposure to max temp, heatwave, heavy rain 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 Kuwait City.

No solutions have been documented for Kuwait City.

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