Climate resilience meets jobs: Lesotho launched a $10m UNIDO-backed project pushing climate adaptation through innovation and entrepreneurship, with youth and local solutions at the center. Ocean monitoring funding: At UNGA in New York, the EU and Canada backed the OceanEye International Alliance for the Global Ocean Observing System, adding €92m and CAD $82m respectively, with pledges now topping €211m to strengthen ocean data for weather, climate and coastal resilience. UN push for fossil-fuel phaseout timelines: UN chief António Guterres urged countries—led by the G20—to set credible roadmaps with clear dates to end coal, oil and gas, while scaling climate finance to $1.3tn a year by 2035. Madagascar drought support: Japan and WFP inaugurated solar-powered agricultural hubs and learning/nutrition centres in Betioky to help drought-affected communities build resilience after El Niño-linked shocks. Biodiversity and extinction drivers: New research links the rapid spread of introduced livestock on Madagascar around 1,200 years ago to forest loss and declines of large native herbivores, reshaping how scientists explain megafauna loss. Critical minerals, local value: The UN selected Madagascar (plus Nigeria, Guinea, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Indonesia) for a mechanism to turn critical energy-transition minerals into domestic jobs and processing, with safeguards for communities and the environment. Early warning gaps: Despite progress on multi-hazard early warning systems, about 60 countries still lack coverage ahead of the 2027 goal. Food crisis risk from Super El Niño: Analysis warns “Super” El Niño could drive acute hunger for millions in East and Southern Africa, including Madagascar.