Climate crisis: paths to face its effects on houses in Curitiba

Abstract The objective of this article is to present paths that can contribute to mitigating the effects of climate change on houses built in the metropolis of Curitiba. The analysis of the occurrence of natural disasters in the state of Paraná demonstrates that the most frequent extreme climatic event is the windstorm, and the Curitiba region is the one that most presented occurrences of windstorms in the analyzed period. Federal laws and municipal plans related to the theme are presented, as well as points that can be adopted as tools to mitigate the impacts of the climate crisis on the city. Finally, it is concluded that, through the concept of demand--side innovation policies with the use of software programs, which simulate the future scenario of climate transformations, it is possible to contribute to the development of resilient housing.