Extreme heat puts South Asia’s jobs and growth at risk: World Bank
A new World Bank report warns that extreme heat could cost South Asia 31 million jobs annually and reduce the region's economy by 7 percent by 2050. The report urges urban planners to prioritize heat-resilient infrastructure to protect productivity and public health.
Extreme heat is costing South Asia nearly the equivalent of 31 million full-time jobs every year and is on track to reduce the region’s economy by nearly 7 percent by 2050, according to a new World Bank report released on Friday. The report cautions that as South Asia prepares to add 280 million working-age people by 2050, rising temperatures are one of the greatest threats to jobs, productivity, and long-term economic growth in the region.
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