Sheltering From a Gathering Storm: Temperature Resilience in Pakistan

The report examines temperature resilience in Pakistan's urban areas, highlighting the critical role of minimum temperature (T-min) in shelter design and the disproportionate impact of heat on the poor, gender, and occupation. It advocates for passive heat reduction technologies over concrete to ensure urban affordability and resilience.

• Climate change is expected to have a serious impact on urban areas in Pakistan, with a specific need for increased attention regarding the heat index and minimum temperatures (T-min), the latter being the most critical variable for shelter design.
• Temperature increases threaten to make cities unaffordable for poor populations, and the impacts of heat vary depending on an individual's occupation and gender.
• Concrete is identified as an unsuitable material for heat-resilient housing, and there is a need for greater awareness and implementation of proven passive technologies for heat reduction.

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

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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} }