AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 minutes agoHeat and health risk: A new Lancet Planetary Health study says climate-driven heat will endanger older people at lower temperatures than previously estimated, with South Asia and the Persian Gulf among the worst hit—and Niger flagged as part of the high-risk mix where cooling access is limited. Niger Delta resource control: Niger Delta leaders renewed calls for restructuring Nigeria’s federal system so states retain 70% of revenues from resources produced locally, arguing this would speed development and reduce environmental harm from oil extraction. Fertiliser support for smallholders: NADF’s Renewed Hope FISP is distributing 515,720 bags of urea and NPK to 128,930 smallholder farmers across 25 states and FCT, aiming to cut costs and boost food availability. AI skills for youth: The NDDC launched AI training in the Niger Delta to shift young people from “job seekers” to “opportunity creators,” with calls for regional AI innovation hubs. ECOWAS green innovation funding: ECOWAS announced a Sept. 28 startup awards push selecting 60 startups (from 6,000+), including cleantech and climate/green innovation tracks. Desertification and rangelands: As COP17 nears in Mongolia, pastoralists’ livelihoods are highlighted as drought and degraded grazing lands intensify across drylands.
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