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Heat-induced losses

Εxtreme heat induces losses, including impacts on health, livelihoods, ecosystems, and economic activity.

Understand how heat events translate into direct and indirect losses, as well as the factors that influence their scale and distribution. The following materials support a better understanding of heat-related losses to inform proactive risk reduction.

Explore different approaches to measure heat-related losses.

Every year, the equivalent of 300+ million full-time jobs are lost — not to layoffs, but because work has simply become too hot to do.
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Twin clouds on he horizon: Averting a combined climate and debt crisis in the Pacific through locally-delivered climate finance

This report looks in detail at debt, climate change and their combined impacts on the Pacific region.

Caritas Internationalis
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Twin clouds on the horizon: climate change and debt in the Pacific

The Pacific region is currently facing a perfect storm of climate change induced disasters and skyrocketing debt burdens. The region is at the frontline of global climate change, and our neighbours across the region are facing rising sea levels.

Caritas Internationalis
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South Asia: Incomes dip for women home workers as heat rises

Women who make goods like clothing and street food in slum homes are producing less amid baking temperatures and floods, hurting their fragile livelihoods, a survey finds

Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
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Counting the cost 2021: A year of climate breakdown

This report highlights the 10 most financially devastating climate events of 2021, from hurricanes in the US, China and India to floods in Australia, Europe and Canada. All costing over 1.5 billion dollars of damage.

Christian Aid
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Managing climate risks, facing up to losses and damages

Climate change is driving fundamental changes to the planet with adverse impacts on human livelihoods and well-being, putting development gains at risk. This report addresses the urgent issue of climate-related losses and damages.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Research briefs
The cost of heatwaves in Europe

Economic losses in Europe are projected to increase by almost a factor of five by 2060 compared to the historical damages experienced and will affect more the areas where heatwave-induced productivity damages are already pronounced.

Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC)
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Europe: Damage to crops from heatwaves and droughts ‘tripled’

Crop losses caused by extreme weather disasters can drive food shortages and price spikes, says study lead author.

Independent, the (UK)
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Current and projected regional economic impacts of heatwaves in Europe

This study analyses the present and future economic damages due to reduced labour productivity caused by extreme heat in Europe.

Nature Communications (Nature)
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