WHO Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
On the Road to 2025: a WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region multi-stakeholder consultation in preparation for the Fourth UN High-level Meeting on NCDs
Report
20 Jan 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
02 Jan 2019
This report looks at the impact of rising temperatures due to climate change on the workforce. Rising heat in the workplace implies severe effects for Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and emerging economies with high concentrations of outdoor labour and industrial and service sector workers operating in ineffectively climate controlled conditions.