Sheltering From a Gathering Storm: Temperature Resilience in Pakistan

This report explores the economic impact of temperature on shelter in Pakistan's rapidly growing cities, focusing on the need for adaptive, resilient designs to mitigate the effects of temperature increases and other natural hazards.

• Urban areas in Pakistan face significant threats from climate change and multiple natural hazards, including cyclones, floods, droughts, intense rainfall, and earthquakes. The most critical concerns identified are threats to energy, food, and water security, alongside the vulnerability of coastal regions and a heightened risk of extreme events.
• The report identifies several specific challenges regarding temperature resilience in urban shelter, noting that temperature minimums (T-min) and the heat index require more attention, with T-min being the most critical variable for shelter design. It asserts that concrete is an unsuitable material for heat-resilient housing and that rising temperatures will render cities unaffordable for impoverished populations.
• The 'Sheltering From a Gathering Storm' project, supported by CDKN, is a two-year initiative aimed at peri-urban areas in Pakistan, India, and Vietnam. The project seeks to identify practical solutions for resilient shelters and evaluate the long-term economic returns of investing in structures that can withstand extreme heat, flooding, and typhoons.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2014). Sheltering From a Gathering Storm: Temperature Resilience in Pakistan. https://cdkn.org/resource/temperature-resilience-pakistan

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Sheltering From a Gathering Storm: Temperature Resilience in Pakistan. 2014. https://cdkn.org/resource/temperature-resilience-pakistan.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Climate and Development Knowledge Network |title=Sheltering From a Gathering Storm: Temperature Resilience in Pakistan |date=18 July 2014 |url=https://cdkn.org/resource/temperature-resilience-pakistan |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2014sheltering, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Sheltering From a Gathering Storm: Temperature Resilience in Pakistan}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = jul, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/temperature-resilience-pakistan}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }