AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoWater & Farming in Nicaragua: WTM London’s record donation to Just a Drop is funding a Watershed Restoration Programme in Nicaragua, aiming to help watersheds store more underground water and improve soil for farming communities. Mining Pressure on Nature & Indigenous Lands: A new investigation says Nicaragua’s gold boom is pushing mining concessions into protected areas and Indigenous/Afro-descendant territory, with pollution, deforestation, and threats to clean drinking water and subsistence farming. Renewables Funding for Central America: IRENA opened a funding call for renewable energy and clean mobility projects across Central America and the Caribbean, including Nicaragua, with proposals prioritized before Sept. 1. Electricity Access Gap in the Region: Costa Rica’s fixed-internet shortfall is worst in rural and coastal areas—an issue that matters for regional resilience and could shape how Nicaragua’s neighbors plan connectivity and services. Governance & Elections: Nicaragua’s constitutional reform consultations move forward, with critics warning the changes consolidate executive power and restrict electoral participation. Hurricane Outlook: The Atlantic remains unusually quiet for early August, with no tropical storms expected in the next week.
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