Sustainable Climate Adaptation Strategies for Kuwait: A Multi-Hazard Approach Integrating Extreme Heat and Flood Adaptation Solutions

While extreme heat and drought are widely recognised as the primary climate-related threats in Kuwait, climate models indicate an increasing risk of new hazards such as flash floods and rising sea levels. The changing climate and socio-economic landscape in Kuwait is giving rise to new multi-hazard risks for which the country is ill-prepared. 

This project aims to identify adaptation solutions in Kuwait that can effectively mitigate the impacts of floods and extreme heat, thereby providing co-benefits for multi-hazard scenarios.

This research addresses the critical need for multi-hazard adaptation strategies in Kuwait and introduces a novel methodological approach combining vulnerability and resilience assessments with system mapping techniques to inform decision-making for adaptation solutions. Building upon prior research focused on flood risk, this initiative transcends existing single-hazard approaches to provide location-specific adaptation solutions offering co-benefits for multiple hazard scenarios.

_{Satellite view of Kuwait, showing mostly desert on the left, and Kuwait City on the right. (C) ESA/Flickr 2020}