Climate Finance Access: Cameroon’s National Sinking Fund (CAA) has started the process to seek Green Climate Fund accreditation, launching a call for consultants to meet GCF standards on governance, safeguards, procurement, and stakeholder protection—opening the door to direct climate project funding. Social Protection Boost: President Paul Biya authorized signing a $38.6m World Bank/IDA credit to expand Adaptive Social Safety Nets and Economic Inclusion, targeting poor households and helping unemployed urban youth build income through entrepreneurship. Energy & Water Resilience: Hydro-Mekin has begun a restricted tender to hire consultants for a technical assessment and detailed engineering design to rehabilitate its 15MW Mekin hydropower plant. Maternal Health Gap: UNFPA reports that 1 in 3 births in Cameroon still lack skilled assistance, with rural and hard-to-reach areas hit hardest. Plastic Pollution Policy: Cameroon moves to enforce a 30% recycled PET mandate to curb plastic pollution. Oil & Environment Watch: Dangote Group is discussing a petroleum products storage terminal in Cameroon, with officials saying pipeline distribution could reduce transport costs and environmental impacts. Wildlife & Trade: A study links pangolin DNA to local wild meat markets and global trafficking networks, raising pressure on enforcement. Food Systems Innovation: The World Food Prize Foundation named Cameroon’s AgricFresh among semifinalists for its Innovate for Impact Challenge, backing solar cold storage to cut post-harvest losses.