{"article":{"annotation":{"article_id":"nsw-report-estimates-619000-climate-exposed-workers","available_at":"2026-10-12T01:11:55.438539Z","geography_revision":"ef6ee0010dda5fe7b240fd514749b43e214c57da73222d2e40ec83b276dd0977","id":"a767009a4cf951abbb4f8abfb1b8b734a4cddfa34f44c8a2dcde7195a7418566","input_sha256":"d3bce81310d2530d159c5dbfb86f366438f61ff4d15f6ad4c6acda3cbf04df4a","limitations":["Rule-derived subjects are candidates, not verified editorial labels or calibrated model probabilities.","Coverage is distinct from event location. 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The October 12 release says the report reviews existing research and uses modelled estimates of workforce exposure now and over the next 40 years. It is not a count of workers injured, displaced or made unemployed by climate change.","The report identifies construction as the largest climate-exposed industry and says regional NSW has the highest concentration, at about one in five workers. It points to practical workplace adaptations including changing schedules during extreme heat, additional rest breaks, shade and drinking water, and weather or air-quality alerts. These are recommendations in the report; the release does not measure how widely employers have adopted them or their effect on health and employment."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"AU","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"تقدير تقرير الولاية لتعرض القوى العاملة للمخاطر المناخية.","de":"Schätzung des Landesberichts zur Klimaexposition der Arbeitskräfte.","en":"State report estimate of workforce exposure to climate hazards.","es":"Estimación del informe estatal sobre la exposición laboral a peligros climáticos.","fr":"Estimation du rapport de l’État sur l’exposition de la main-d’œuvre aux aléas climatiques.","pt":"Estimativa do relatório estadual sobre exposição da força de trabalho a riscos climáticos.","tr":"Eyalet raporunun iş gücünün iklim tehlikelerine maruziyetine ilişkin tahmini."},"id":"nsw-climate-exposed-workforce-estimate","items":[{"basis":"estimate","label":{"ar":"العاملون في مهن معرضة للمخاطر المناخية، تقدير","de":"Beschäftigte in klimaexponierten Berufen, Schätzung","en":"Workers in climate-exposed occupations, estimate","es":"Trabajadores en ocupaciones expuestas al clima, estimación","fr":"Travailleurs dans des métiers exposés au climat, estimation","pt":"Trabalhadores em ocupações expostas ao clima, estimativa","tr":"İklim tehlikelerine açık mesleklerde çalışanlar, tahmin"},"measure":{"aggregation":"unspecified","frequency":"irregular","geography":"australia","id":"nsw-climate-exposed-occupational-workers-estimate","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"count"},"period":"2026-10-12","unit":"people","value":619000}],"methodology":{"ar":"رقم 619 ألفاً هو تقدير التقرير المستند إلى مراجعة الأدبيات والنمذجة. ولا يمثل إصابات أو خسائر وظائف أو نتائج صحية مقاسة؛ ولا يحدد البيان سنة مرجعية دقيقة.","de":"Die Zahl 619.000 ist eine auf Literaturauswertung und Modellierung beruhende Schätzung des Berichts. 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Não contabiliza lesões, perdas de emprego ou resultados de saúde medidos; o comunicado não especifica um ano de referência exato.","tr":"619.000, raporun literatür incelemesi ve modellemeye dayanan tahminidir. Yaralanma, iş kaybı veya ölçülmüş sağlık sonucu değildir; açıklama kesin referans yılını belirtmez."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.climatechange.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/new-report-reveals-climate-exposed-jobs-and-adaptation-opportunities"],"title":{"ar":"المهن المعرضة للمناخ في نيو ساوث ويلز","de":"Klimaexponierte Berufe in NSW","en":"Climate-exposed occupations in NSW","es":"Ocupaciones expuestas al clima en NSW","fr":"Métiers exposés au climat en NSW","pt":"Ocupações expostas ao clima em NSW","tr":"NSW’de iklime açık meslekler"},"type":"metrics","updatedAt":"2026-10-12T00:23:56Z"}],"version":1},"data_downloads":[{"formats":{"csv":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/nsw-report-estimates-619000-climate-exposed-workers/data/nsw-climate-exposed-workforce-estimate?lang=en&format=csv","json":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/nsw-report-estimates-619000-climate-exposed-workers/data/nsw-climate-exposed-workforce-estimate?lang=en&format=json"},"id":"nsw-climate-exposed-workforce-estimate"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"editorial_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of the atmosphere, oceans and climate observations.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-climate","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/climate-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/climate-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/climate-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/climate-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/climate-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"topic","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/climate-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/climate-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/climate-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/climate-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"event_id":"event-4164ca2b-1ee3-5728-8378-935bd6995d5e","event_period":"2026-10-12","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","id":"nsw-report-estimates-619000-climate-exposed-workers","image":null,"importance":0.6,"language":"en","modified_at":"2026-10-12T01:11:44+00:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","published_at":"2026-10-12T01:11:44+00:00","reading_minutes":1,"region":"world","relations":[],"section_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of the atmosphere, oceans and climate observations.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-climate","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/climate-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/climate-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/climate-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/climate-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/climate-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"section","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/climate-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/climate-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/climate-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/climate-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"slug":"nsw-report-estimates-619000-climate-exposed-workers","sources":[{"checkedAt":"2026-10-12","name":"AdaptNSW, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water","publishedAt":"2026-10-12","url":"https://www.climatechange.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/new-report-reveals-climate-exposed-jobs-and-adaptation-opportunities"}],"summary":"A government-commissioned literature review estimates about one in seven NSW workers are in climate-exposed occupations; it describes exposure, not observed injuries or job losses.","text":"A government-commissioned literature review estimates about one in seven NSW workers are in climate-exposed occupations; it describes exposure, not observed injuries or job losses.\n\nA new NSW government report estimates that about 619,000 workers—roughly one in seven employed people in the state—work in occupations exposed to climate hazards. 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