AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoProtected Areas Enforcement: Sierra Leone’s National Protected Area Authority (NPAA) has demolished encroaching structures at Aberdeen Creek in Last Banking, a Ramsar-listed wetland in the Sierra Leone River Estuary, with support from police and the armed forces—aiming to safeguard ecosystems and coastal livelihoods. Youth Climate Action: Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr launched the third cohort of the Bloomberg Youth Climate Action Fund 2.0 on International Youth Day, backing youth-led projects on tree planting, recycling and composting across participating Sierra Leone cities. Digital Education Push: Sierra Leone is scaling up digital learning, launching 278 tech-enabled schools in six months and targeting 203 more to reach 751, with plans to keep platforms locally owned. Energy Access & Resilience: A new solar-plus-storage grid project (RESPITE) is reported as connected to the national grid, aiming to lift electricity access from 16% to 36% and reduce dry-season power shocks. Waste & Plastic Pollution (Youth-led): Coverage highlights young Sierra Leoneans fighting electronic waste and plastic pollution through community action. Health & Environment Link: A Ministry of Finance review of the Public Financial Management Act is set to include climate finance—relevant for funding environmental and health priorities.
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