Signal Heat-driven kidney disease of unknown cause is killing young male farm workers

Summary

The Initiative reports an epidemic of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology among young male agricultural workers in Central America and Sri Lanka, attributing it to extreme heat stress and climate-related occupational hazards rather than to conventional metabolic or infectious causes.

Classification

Main topicClimate Change & Adaptation

Secondary topicsLabor & Future of Work Welfare & Health

Region menusGlobal

Occurrencescope:transnational

Impactscope:transnational

Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-26)

Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52

Evidence 1

Initiative Trends 2026: Collective Intelligence and Foresight from Global Wellness Leaders Global Wellness Institute page=56;section=Men's Wellbeing Initiative Trends / TREND 7: Men's Hormonal, Metabolic and Environmental Health Reaches an Inflection Point 2026-05 accessed 2026-07-26

Part of trends 1

TrendMen's hormonal, metabolic and environmental health becomes a contested biological frontier2 signals

Directly linked issues 0

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Relation types: supports

Public id: fm-2b531d598275