AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoDisaster Readiness: Madagascar’s Red Cross partly activated its early-action plan before Cyclone Gezani, an example highlighted in a new UN report. Countries with stronger warning systems see far fewer disaster deaths, but many vulnerable communities remain unprotected. Climate Resilience: In drought-hit Faux Cap, hardy sisal, lalanda and filao are being planted as green barriers to hold sand and blunt strong winds. Residents say worsening drought and winds are swallowing farmland and threatening villages. Cyclone Recovery: A study in Ambanja finds long-term NGO partnerships can strengthen communities’ ability to recover from cyclones and floods, but short-term outside-led projects often overlook local knowledge. Wildlife: Malagasy flying fox skulls have shrunk by about 6% since the 1980s, researchers report, raising concern that heavy hunting may be changing the size of the country’s giant bats. Farming: A delayed lychee harvest, linked to low rainfall, temperature swings and Cyclone Gezani’s effects, could cut growers’ incomes and disrupt exports; nearly 100,000 Malagasy families rely on the sector.
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