AGP Executive Report
Last update: a minute agoClimate Displacement Funding: The EU has launched a €100 million, four-year Regional Responses to Climate Displacement programme, with Comoros named among the beneficiary countries. The plan will boost resilience and early warning ahead of El Niño-linked risks, with Malawi leading regional coordination and support also reaching Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros and Seychelles. Public Health & Mosquito Risk: Chikungunya is spreading across the Indian Ocean, with Mauritius added to the CDC’s active travel health notice list. The alert highlights simultaneous outbreaks across multiple islands and raises pressure on mosquito control and outbreak readiness in the region, including the Comoros islands that were hit in the 2005–2006 wave. Hazardous Chemicals Controls: Seychelles is running a two-day training workshop to strengthen how countries identify and manage hazardous chemicals in trade. The effort is part of a GEF-funded ISLANDS project implemented across Comoros, Maldives, Mauritius and Seychelles, aiming to better protect both people and the environment. Regional Cooperation via Tourism: Seychelles used the Vanilla Islands General Assembly and ITM 2026 in Madagascar to push sustainable tourism growth and connectivity across the Indian Ocean, with Comoros among the participating destinations. Nuclear Safety Diplomacy: Comoros joined a broad joint statement condemning a May 17 drone attack targeting electrical infrastructure outside the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant’s inner perimeter, warning of potential transboundary environmental and health consequences.
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