Nairobi Ranked As One Of The Worst City To Live In Worldwide

According to a report by Nestpick titled 2050 Climate Change City Index, Nairobi is among the worst cities to live in worldwide as global warming continues to affect ecosystems.

Nairobi earned a total score of 44.8 and ranked ninth on the list according to the data examined by 24/7 Wall St, a Delaware business that publishes financial news and opinion.

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The report also revealed that  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 represent the 30^th-largest rise globally. The city might potentially see a 1.0 percent impact from sea level rise by 2050, ranking as the 44^th most significant nationwide, according to the research.

According to the report, 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).

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Each city was evaluated in three categories: sea level, climate, and water scarcity.

“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 revealed that poorer countries, which include Kenya, are affected by extreme weather changes due to their geography and topography. Nairobi, which is a proximity to the Horn of Africa region, was at the beginning of the year affected by an intense drought that pushed nearly 40 million people in Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia to the brink of starvation.

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