AGP Executive Report
Last update: 16 minutes agoClimate Displacement Funding: The EU launched a €100 million, four-year Regional Responses to Climate Displacement Programme, with Comoros named among six beneficiary countries in a push to build resilience and strengthen early warning ahead of El Niño. Public Health & Mosquito Risk: Chikungunya is spreading across the Indian Ocean, with Mauritius added to the CDC’s active travel health notice list—now four countries/territories on the alert, raising concern for the region that includes the Comoros. Hazardous Chemicals Capacity: Seychelles ran a two-day training workshop to boost how island states identify and manage hazardous chemicals, part of a GEF-funded ISLANDS project implemented across Comoros, Maldives, Mauritius, and Seychelles. Nuclear Safety & Environmental Threats: A wide coalition—including Comoros—condemned a May 17 drone attack targeting electrical infrastructure linked to the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, warning of potential transboundary radiological and environmental harm. Regional Tourism (Sustainability Angle): Seychelles used the Vanilla Islands General Assembly and ITM 2026 in Madagascar to deepen cooperation with Comoros and other Indian Ocean partners, focusing on sustainable tourism growth and better connectivity.
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