The development community is obsessing over the wrong climate threat.
While everyone debates if data centers are causing rising temperatures, a groundbreaking study from Bangladesh reveals the real killer: heat doesn’t just slow down individuals. High temperatures destroy the collaborative advantage that makes teams twice as productive as solo workers.
There are serious implications for ICT4D solutions.
As cognitive work increasingly shifts to South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa, we’re heading toward a collaboration crisis that could undermine the foundation of modern digital development work.
Read more at:https://www.ictworks.org/hidden-climate-crisis-destroying-software-developer-productivity/