Climate Accountability: YVE Cameroon launched a new project to popularize the Green Climate Fund’s Independent Redress Mechanism, training journalists and community leaders in Yaoundé and planning field awareness in Ngong so affected communities can raise grievances and engage decision-makers. Sustainable Cities & Resilience: UN-Habitat and Cameroon mapped priorities for smart cities and climate resilience, reviewing urban governance work on housing, mobility, energy efficiency, slum upgrading and the National Urban Policy. Food Security & Agriculture: Prime Minister Dion Ngute met AfricaRice leadership as the institute pushes a resilient, sustainable rice sector through the MEADEN–AfricaRice VIVA Bénoué partnership, focusing on seed systems, improved varieties and better production and postharvest practices. Land & Forest Restoration: Cameroon courts AfDB/IsDB funding to restore 12 million hectares of degraded land, linking environmental recovery to development finance. Cocoa Traceability: ONCC and Germany’s Cooko renewed a three-year cocoa traceability partnership in Douala, aiming to improve quality, data systems and producer incomes. Waste & Clean-Up: Cameroonian volunteers joined an international clean-up at Lake Shartash in Russia, collecting 22 cubic metres of waste and promoting cross-border environmental action. Urban Development Deal: Ndolle City in Littoral signed a €5bn strategic agreement for a 1,000-hectare “modern sustainable” new town, with infrastructure and services meant to ease pressure on Douala.