Bangladesh, July 30 -- 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 7.0 per cent by 2050, reports BSS citing a new World Bank report.

Advertisement 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.

A Liveable Future: Protecting Jobs and Growth from Extreme Heat in South Asia's Cities finds that by 2070, around 520 million people across South Asia could experience at least one month of dangerous heat each year, four times as many as today, said a World Bank press release.

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