A report published by the Environment Public Authority suggested that many parts of Kuwait will become unlivable due to extreme heat.
According to the report, certain areas of Kuwait could experience temperature increases of up to 4.5 degrees and make large portions of the country unsuitable for human habitation.
The high demand for fossil fuels to sustain electricity in the country contributed significantly to carbon emissions.
In addition, 61% of water in the country is being produced through energy-intensive desalination processes, releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and trapping heat, hence, contributing to the rise in temperature.
To address the crisis, several companies have already initiated projects to promote renewable energy sources in Kuwait while numerous other renewable energy projects are in development.
In a report published in the Nature Sustainability Journal in May 2023, experts warned countries across the Gulf Region and the wider Middle East are highly vulnerable to extreme heat due to climate change, with poorer populations at risk of higher exposure to extreme heat in the coming decades.
Moreover, a report released by the United Nations and the Red Cross last year warned that extreme heat events will make parts of Asia and Africa uninhabitable for up to 600 million people by the year 2100.
