AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoFood Security: Lesotho’s Disaster Management Authority will distribute food parcels to 6,000 vulnerable households in Mafeteng, responding to climate-related food insecurity. Supplies, including grain and beans, were bought from local farmers. Disaster Readiness: A new workshop is reviewing a National Emergency Telecommunications Plan to help keep communication networks operating during disasters and severe climate events. Dam Impacts: Ha Konki villagers fear Polihali Dam construction will cut off water, grazing land and medicinal plants; the 39 households also question compensation and relocation plans. The LHDA says the village is far enough from the reservoir to remain safe. Land Restoration: A five-year nature-based project will target degraded land and climate resilience in Maseru, Mafeteng, Mohale’s Hoek and Quthing. It aims to protect water resources and support rural livelihoods. Heat and Drought: Lesotho faces a greater chance of below-normal rainfall from October to December, alongside above-average temperatures, raising concerns for vulnerable communities.
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