AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoSouth Atlantic Connectivity: DE-CIX and Cabo Verde Telecom (CVTelecom) signed a Letter of Intent to explore a new South Atlantic interconnection corridor linking Lisbon to São Paulo, aiming to cut reliance on Northern Europe/North America hubs and improve resilience for data exchange. Ocean Data Push: The OceanEye International Alliance for the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) was launched at the UN, with the EU adding €92m and Canada pledging C$82m over five years to expand ocean monitoring via sensors, drones, vessels and data systems—Cabo Verde is among the joining partners. Climate & Sovereignty at the UN: Cabo Verde helped secure a UN declaration affirming a “presumption in favour of continued statehood” for countries threatened by sea-level rise, backing legal and financial protections for small islands. Storm Impact in Cabo Verde: Tropical Storm Gonzalo brought heavy rain, outages, flooding and a missing person to the Cabo Verde Islands before weakening and dissipating. Wildlife Tech in Africa: Over 300 custom camera traps in western Tanzania captured 150,000+ images, including rare serval patterns and new records—showing how field tech is accelerating biodiversity monitoring.
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