Nairobi is among the worst cities to live in worldwide as global warming continues to affect ecosystems, according to a report by Nestpick titled 2050 Climate Change City Index.
The data analyzed by 24/7 Wall St, a Delaware corporation operating as a financial news and opinion company, revealed that Nairobi secured the ninth position on the list, attaining an overall score of 44.8.
As per Nestpick's findings, Nairobi, which recorded an average temperature of 18.62 (65.5°F) around 2000, is anticipated to be profoundly impacted by climate change, with average temperatures projected to surpass 20.93 (69.7°F) by 2050.
This would mark the 30th most substantial increase globally. The report also approximated that the city could face a sea-level rise impact of 1.0 percent by 2050, ranking as the 44th most significant nationwide.
The city's ranking placed it below several other cities, including Boston in the US with a score of (44.8), Seoul in South Korea (45.8), Cardiff in the UK (47.0), Melbourne in Australia (49.5), Shenzhen in China (62.2), Amsterdam in the Netherlands (84.3), Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam (85.3), and Bangkok in Thailand (100.0).
While conducting its research, the outlet indicated that each city was rated across three categories: sea-level, climate, and water shortage.
"The 25 popular cities with the greatest exposure to the effects of global warming, including rising sea levels and water shortage, have an overall risk score of between 28.6 for Oslo, Norway, to 100 for Bangkok, Thailand," read the report in part
"These popular global destinations include rich cities like New York and London as well as poorer ones like Manila in the Philippines and Nairobi in Kenya."
The report further indicated that poorer countries, which include Kenya, are affected by extreme weather changes due to their geography and topography.
Nairobi was at the beginning of the year affected by intense drought that pushed nearly 40 million people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia to the brink of starvation.
The drought was the worst in a period of 40 years.
In March 2023, the city was also affected by low rainfall during the long rain season of between March and May. The poor rainfall patterns later affected farmers' agricultural productivity leading to a spike in the cost of living.
The poor rains were also recorded between October and December 2022.
“Depressed rainfall was received over the North-western, Coast, most stations over the Southeastern lowlands, and Northeastern, several stations over the Highlands East of the Rift Valley including Nairobi County and a few stations over the Highlands West of the Rift Valley and Central Rift Valley,” read a Kenya Meteorological Department report released in March.
