AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoLoss & Damage in Majuro: A UN rapporteur says Marshallese rights defenders face long-term harm from nuclear testing, climate change, displacement, and limited access to information, as the Warsaw International Mechanism meets in the atolls. 1.5°C Reality Check: Marshall Islands youth and climate practitioners warn that even small warming shifts are already driving land loss, changing fisheries, drought, and damage to culturally important sites. Ocean Protection Science: National Geographic Pristine Seas begins a first baseline expedition in Tokelau to map nearshore reefs, open ocean, and deepwater biodiversity to guide future marine protection and a national ocean policy. Blue Pacific Ocean Agenda: Pacific leaders adopt a new ocean statement calling for stronger climate action, biodiversity protection, and tighter fisheries management, with Pacific-led financing and leadership. Maritime Safety Gap: A proposal to the IMO urges closing a lithium-battery shipping loophole that can let thousands of batteries move in containers without proper dangerous-goods visibility. Clean Energy/Shipping Tech: Lloyd’s Register grants design appraisal for a fore-accommodation LNG carrier using wind-assisted sails, including a project involving the Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator.
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