AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoDisaster Response: Heavy rains battered Freetown on 3 August, triggering flash flooding, erosion and slope collapses. NDMA reports at least three deaths, two children missing, over 300 houses flooded in Portor (Juba), and contaminated boreholes—while a wall collapse in Metchem killed a five-year-old girl, her mother and grandmother. Water Safety & Prevention: Sierra Leone marked World Drowning Prevention Day with a push for stronger water safety education and community action, as drowning deaths remain a growing concern. Mapping for Resilience: Sierra Leone, with Japan’s Aero Toyota and JICA support, is developing a high-resolution national base map using OpenStreetMap tech, starting with the Western Area Urban District to improve land management and disaster risk response. Protected Areas & Climate Risk: NPAA inspected flood-prone communities and key water catchments across Freetown to guide interventions and better protect ecosystems after the extreme weather. Biodiversity & Oceans Funding: A regional push in the Gulf of Guinea calls for countries to share fisheries and marine biodiversity data to unlock international conservation funding. Energy Access: Sungrow commissioned the World Bank-backed RESPITE solar-plus-storage project, adding 35MWh battery capacity to support more reliable grid power.
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