AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoSustainable building in Maseru: Lesotho’s Kick4Life Centre has officially opened the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Stadium of Life—Africa’s first stadium built with sustainably sourced timber—certified under FSC requirements and designed to train young construction professionals while supporting social change through sport. Disaster pressure on services: Heavy rains and snow have been battering Lesotho’s power system, with the Lesotho Electricity Company reporting widespread damage to transformers and transmission poles and teams working to reconnect areas cut off by muddy, snow-blocked roads. Climate adaptation on the ground: In Quthing, councilors were sensitized on Phase II of the IACoV II project, a five-year Adaptation Fund-backed effort with WFP support to strengthen community resilience and anticipatory action. Food security data gathering: The 15-day Lesotho Vulnerability Assessment is underway across districts to map food and nutrition risks and household access ahead of relief planning. Regional ripple effects: Across Africa, fertilizer and fuel disruptions linked to the Hormuz shipping standoff are raising fears of a food–climate–water squeeze, while education setbacks show more than 100 million children still out of school.
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