Climate Finance Access: Cameroon’s National Sinking Fund (CAA) has started the process to seek accreditation with the Green Climate Fund, launching a call for consultants to strengthen its environmental and social safeguards, governance, procurement, transparency and stakeholder protection—an important step toward unlocking direct climate project funding. Forest Value Chain Industrialization: The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is convening a Yaoundé scoping meeting (29–30 July) on sustainable industrialization of Central Africa’s timber value chain, aiming to turn Congo Basin forest wealth into higher-value regional industry. Hydropower Rehabilitation: Hydro-Mekin has launched a restricted tender to hire a consultant to assess and design rehabilitation for its 15MW Mekin hydropower plant, with a four-month study to prepare the next bidding phase. Maternal Health Gaps: UNFPA reports that nearly one in three births in Cameroon still happens without a skilled health worker, with unmet family planning needs and access barriers especially affecting rural and conflict-affected areas. Plastic Pollution Control: Cameroon is enforcing a 30% recycled PET mandate to curb plastic pollution. Energy Outlook Risk: Cameroon’s growth outlook is expected to soften as LNG exports decline after the Hilli Episeyo FLNG vessel leaves in July 2026, weighing on the extractive sector. Social Protection Boost: President Biya authorized signing a $38.6m World Bank credit to expand adaptive social safety nets and support unemployed urban youth with income-generating opportunities. Wildlife Trade Link: A pangolin DNA study links Cameroon’s wild meat markets to global trafficking networks, raising pressure for stronger wildlife enforcement. Cocoa Child Protection: The International Cocoa Initiative says it expanded child protection support to 1.68 million children in cocoa-growing communities, including 1.33 million cocoa-farming households in Cameroon. Port Environment Cleanup: Cameroon has given a ship owner 15 days to clear a wreck from the Douala Port channel, a move that can help reduce risks to waterways and marine safety.