Dimapur
India
Dimapur is projected to face significant climate hazards in the coming years. The city will experience frequent heatwaves, leading to heightened temperatures that can adversely affect human health and wellbeing. In addition, heavy rainfall events are expected to increase, potentially causing flooding and impacting infrastructure. There is also an elevated risk of arbovirus transmission due to changing climate conditions, which poses a threat to public health. Furthermore, the risk of malaria transmission is anticipated to rise, creating additional challenges for the local healthcare system. These factors collectively highlight the complex vulnerabilities that Dimapur is set to encounter, necessitating urgent attention to mitigate the effects of these climate hazards on its community.
Hazard Outlook
How will Dimapur's projected climate hazards compare to other cities under a 3.0°C future warming scenario?
Maximum Rainfall
Dimapur's projected maximum rainfall of 16 mm is among the highest of all cities globally.
Maximum Temperature
Dimapur's projected maximum temperature of 9.1°C is near the median of cities globally under a 3.0°C warming scenario.
Longest Heatwave
Dimapur may experience heatwaves lasting up to 4 days, near the median of other cities.
Heavy Rainfall Days
With 10 days of heavy rainfall expected, Dimapur ranks near the median of cities for extreme precipitation events.
Elevation
At 158 m elevation, Dimapur faces moderate risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.
Exposure Summary
Adaptation Priorities
Dimapur faces high exposure to 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 Dimapur.
No solutions have been documented for Dimapur.
This is an archived snapshot of the database.
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