AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 minutes agoClimate & Disaster Risk: CariCOF warns El Niño is strengthening alongside warmer Caribbean Sea temperatures, raising odds of hotter, longer heatwaves, drought, and heavy-rain flooding risk. Extreme Rain & Flooding: A tropical wave dumped record-breaking rain on Belmopan and Cayo, triggering major flooding and temporary closures on the George Price Highway; the Sibun River is at flood stage, nearing Hurricane Mitch levels. Marine Monitoring: Belize received three SOFAR marine monitoring stations to improve ocean and wave observations for earlier marine weather warnings. Coastal Pollution: Sargassum cleanup continues in Belize City with coordinated harvesting along the waterfront. Wildlife Protection: Belize Zoo and the Forest Department urge people to keep distance from wildlife; authorities are pursuing tourists over a jaguar cub harassment incident, with calls to modernize penalties. Sustainable Agriculture & Food Security: CARDI launched its Agricultural Research and Innovation Symposium to push climate-resilient, science-driven farming across the region. Community Resilience Funding: CDB and Belize launched BNTF 11, allocating over US$5.2M for education and water sub-projects. Energy Security: BEL implemented load shedding after Mexico warned of power export limits, while Belize maps long-term electricity supply strengthening. Biodiversity Youth: Full Circle Belize runs a Belmopan biodiversity summer programme training young environmental stewards.
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