Country studies
Impacts of heat stress on jobs and productivity in Senegal
This study examines the current and projected impacts of heat stress on employment, labour productivity and economic activity in Senegal. It provides sector-specific estimates of productivity losses and policy recommendations to protect workers, strengthen climate resilience and support a just transition.
Astou Gningue street vendor in Pikine, Senegal
© Famara Dieng @ILO
This study was commissioned by the International Labour Organization with support from the Climate Vulnerable Forum and the Vulnerable 20 Finance Ministers (CVF–V20), and with funding provided through the CVF–V20 Joint Multi-Donor Fund. It is part of a series of studies conducted under the collaboration between the ILO and CVF–V20 in Ethiopia, Ghana, Lebanon, Maldives, Senegal and Sri Lanka.