AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoFreetown Waste & Youth Climate Action: Freetown City Council backed a youth-led climate initiative through YICA’s Young Women Climate Mentorship Programme, spotlighting young leadership in climate action. The council also moved on waste services with a new price list for “Dorti Mus Go” collection. Food Security & Media for Climate Resilience: FAO urged West African partners to use strategic storytelling to strengthen food security and resilience, while the Press Union of Liberia pushed FAO to actively use mainstream and digital media to amplify sustainable agriculture and hunger-reduction work. Blue Economy Push: Ghana announced Africa’s first Blue Food Innovation Hub to scale tilapia and catfish farming as marine stocks thin from overfishing and pollution, aiming to mobilise at least $10m in private investment by 2032. Urban Climate Planning: Jeddah joined UN-Habitat and C40’s Urban Planning Accelerator to speed up climate-responsive city planning, targeting heat and water stress. Sierra Leone Education Evidence Link: Sierra Leone’s education ministry signed an MoU with J-PAL Africa to strengthen evidence-based policymaking, including improving the school subsidy programme.
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