AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoDisaster Risk & Climate Resilience: Nine years after the August 14 mudslide tragedy around Freetown, a new reflection asks whether Sierra Leone has truly learned—pointing to ongoing vulnerabilities like settlement in high-risk areas, weak drainage and waste management, poor land-use planning, limited preparedness, and the added pressure of more unpredictable rainfall. Youth-Led Climate Action: Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr launched the third cohort of the Bloomberg Youth Climate Action Fund 2.0, backing young people (15–24) in cities including Freetown, Kenema, Karene, Bombali, Pujehun, Bonthe, Kambia and Kailahun to design local solutions such as tree planting, recycling and composting. Protected Areas Enforcement: The National Protected Area Authority (NPAA) continued demolitions at Aberdeen Creek in the Sierra Leone River Estuary, a Ramsar wetland, to stop encroachment and protect ecosystems and community livelihoods. Local Governance & Service Delivery: VP Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh kicked off a two-week regional tour to bring government closer to communities in Kenema, Bo, Makeni and Port Loko—aiming to improve coordination and public services. Youth Development Grants: Fifteen chiefdom youth councils received International Youth Day grants under the YAGGS project to run self-led livelihood, entrepreneurship, digital and community initiatives.
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