Qatar bans work from more than twice the hours banned in Saudi Arabia, where the majority of the region's construction projects are underway.
Under high-emissions scenarios, approximately 123 people per 100,000 in MENA are predicted to die annually from heat-related causes – nearly 60 times greater than current figures.
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
Israel may experience two severe heat waves this summer, with temperatures hitting as high as 49 degrees C (120 degrees F), according to the Defense Ministry.
Global warming is going to keep causing extreme weather phenomena, leading to heatwave mortality to increase tenfold.
Until now, no one has examined how future extreme thermal events that are projected to increase and intensify, will affect animals around the world.
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