Climate Extremes & Mental Health: A new West Africa review links floods, droughts and extreme heat to rising anxiety, depression and psychological distress, with women and low-income farming communities hit hardest, and Sierra Leone among the few countries with usable studies. Hospital Fumigation & Infection Control: Sierra Leone’s Health Ministry launched a nationwide pest and disease control drive across public hospitals, deploying trained vector-control teams to cut healthcare-associated infections as part of the 300 Days of Activism campaign. Beach Erosion & Vendor Access: An opposition MP pressed for written guarantees for Cabbage Beach vendors as planned erosion-control fencing and pilings tied to a tourism project are said to be temporary but could restrict access. Biodiversity Protection & Disaster Risk: The new Conservation Trust Fund chair met NDMA to strengthen data sharing and enforcement, including biodiversity offset mapping plans in sensitive areas like Yawri Bay and the Sierra Leone River Estuary. Youth Skills for a Changing Climate Economy: Sierra Leone outlined reforms to expand TVET, apprenticeships and community colleges, with a push into digital skills and the green economy to prepare young people for shifting labour demands. Fisheries & Port Learning: Sierra Leone’s fisheries ministry studied Ghana’s Tema port management ahead of a planned $55m fishing industrial port, aiming to apply lessons to Sierra Leone’s own development. Freetown Climate Action Progress: Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr released the “Transform Freetown, Transforming Lives” mid-term report, highlighting climate action projects, jobs created and external funding secured.