Africa: Why Keeping Africa's Workers Cool Is An Economic Imperative
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Mon, 2 November 2026
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[InfoWire] Extreme heat is increasingly affecting productivity and incomes across Africa, particularly among workers in the informal economy. New evidence from Nigeria, Ghana and India suggests that simple, electricity-free cooling technologies could help reduce these losses. However, making these solutions affordable for the workers who need them most remains a major challenge.
- AllAfrica11:20
[InfoWire] Extreme heat is increasingly affecting productivity and incomes across Africa, particularly among workers in the informal economy. New evidence from Nigeria, Ghana and India suggests that simple, electricity-free cooling technologies could help reduce these losses. However, making these solutions affordable for the workers who need them most remains a major challenge.