AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoOcean Governance & Fisheries: The 11th Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa ended with African countries, including Cameroon, backing the Mombasa Declaration to boost fisheries transparency and fight illegal fishing by improving vessel data sharing and access. Climate Risk & Food Security: FAO and WFP launched a first-ever Joint Anticipatory Action Appeal for $202m to protect about 8.8 million people in 22 high-risk countries, with Cameroon among those most exposed to El Niño-driven droughts, floods and storms. Electricity & Pollution Control: Cameroon’s Socadel plans an aggressive 100-day crackdown on electricity fraud after inspections in Yaoundé and Douala flagged around 3,000 cases, with government estimating losses of CFA60 billion a year. Energy Access: Cameroon awarded a CFA384m contract to a German firm, GOPA Tech, to design a national electrification strategy using grid expansion, mini-grids and solar/hybrid options to close the big urban-rural power gap. Biodiversity Under Threat: Research from Chad highlights how belief-based demand for vultures in Nigeria and Benin is spilling into central Africa, with poisoning and trapping methods reported near N’Djamena. Urban Growth & Resilience Finance: Shelter Afrique rebranded as a multilateral bank to tackle Africa’s $1.3tn urbanization housing and infrastructure gap, pushing climate-resilient, impact-driven financing.
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