AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoClimate-smart food security: Humanitarian groups urged a shift from emergency food aid to long-term climate-smart farming after King Letsie III’s visit to Taita Taveta, stressing durable solutions like better soil, seedlings and farming with less water. Water risk and El Niño: Namibia warned that a possible return of El Niño could worsen water shortages in the Orange-Senqu River Basin, calling on Lesotho and partners to strengthen basin-wide planning and climate adaptation. Lesotho Highlands 40 years: The Ministry of Environment and Forestry and LHDA marked the LHWP’s 40th anniversary with a tree-planting drive under the Green Initiative, calling for public action to protect forests, biodiversity and ecosystems. Big investment for power and AI: Lesotho secured approval for the Kobong Project—US$6.2bn hydropower plus an AI data centre—positioning Lesotho to export electricity and build digital infrastructure. Nature and finance: The ECB flagged ecosystem collapse and extreme weather as growing risks to financial stability, pushing climate and nature risks into mainstream economic monitoring. Wildlife threat from pollution: Cape vultures were released after lead poisoning rehabilitation in the Southern Drakensberg, highlighting ongoing threats from lead pollution and other hazards.
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