AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoEnvironmental Monitoring & Labs: Qatar’s environment ministry inspected its Environmental Monitoring and Inspection Department’s Environmental Laboratory, reviewing how samples are tested for pollutants and concentrations to track the state’s environmental status. Climate Risk & Food/Weather: NOAA says El Niño has formed in the tropical Pacific and could intensify to historic “super” levels, with major knock-on effects for monsoons, food and economies across the Middle East and beyond. Plastic Waste Dumping: Greenpeace Turkey says EU plastic waste exports to Turkey hit an all-time high of 503,000 tonnes in 2025, warning of growing dumping and pollution risks. Water & Climate Tech: Cyprus launched EarthView Cyprus to turn near-real-time satellite data into practical tools for wildfire, drought, sea monitoring and smarter farming. Energy Shock Watch: The World Bank cut its global growth forecast to 2.5%, citing the Iran war’s energy-market disruption and inflation pressures. Sustainable Finance Angle: Egypt and the World Bank discussed financing agri-processing platforms, including aggregation centers and cold storage to cut climate-linked losses.
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