AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoCities & COP31 prep: Nairobi is hosting the first-ever African Innovate4Cities Conference, bringing 1,000+ participants to push practical climate and urban resilience solutions ahead of COP31. Circular economy push: Türkiye and the UK are building a “zero waste” bridge with a Zero Waste Hub in London Climate Action Week, linking reuse and food-waste work to COP31 priorities. Energy transition debate: A UK Tory byelection win in Aberdeen South is being framed as “evidence” for abandoning net zero, spotlighting the political fight over North Sea oil and gas. Climate-smart farming: Kenya’s ASAL farmers are using ripping, zai pits, mulching, diversification and weather advisories to boost resilience and food security. Water + energy together: Cyprus is warning that drought and desalination make energy and water planning inseparable, calling for an integrated strategy to 2040+. Oceans protection: Fiji and Panama are launching a Mesopelagic Zone Conservation Challenge to safeguard the “twilight zone” from fishing, deep-sea mining and knowledge gaps. Local climate education: Nepal’s Green Schools programme is training teachers and greening school planning to build climate-ready communities. Extreme weather reality: Pakistan’s heatwave-and-monsoon “gauntlet” is worsening, with scientists linking recent heat to global warming.
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