Climate change-fuelled heat stress could cut productivity and fertility, costing billions: NUS study

SINGAPORE — Heat stress can cause lower fertility, worker productivity and cognitive capacity, a study by the National University of Singapore has found.Amid hotter days and warmer nights, an NUS study has found that heat stress could affect worker productivity, fertility levels and mental capacity

The study found that by 2035, the impact of heat stress on certain key sectors could mean a S$2.2 billion reduction to economic output in SingaporeSINGAPORE — Heat stress can cause lower fertility, worker productivity and cognitive capacity, a study by the National University of Singapore has found.

Associate Professor Jason Lee, the study’s lead principal investigator and director of the Heat Resilience and Performance Centre at NUS Medicine, outlined the role Singapore could play in addressing the problem. Even though majority of the men surveyed were facing fertility and other health issues, or undergoing

The team also analysed the birth records of more than 30,000 mothers over the three pregnancy trimesters to determine the risk of pre-term birth and small-for-gestational-age birth. Another factor could be that pregnant women with more children were more likely to go outdoors on hot days such as taking their children to play, they added.The higher the physical and mental exertion faced in a job role, the higher the productivity and economic losses due to heat stress, the study found.

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