AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoSeabed Mining & Nuclear Legacy: Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine warned the UN against seabed mining without science-based safeguards, saying “there are no do overs,” and urged the UN to apologize for harm from 67 nuclear tests carried out in the Marshall Islands (1946–1958). Sea-Level Rise Statehood: At the UN General Assembly, Tuvalu’s PM Feleti Teo welcomed a landmark UN declaration affirming continuity of statehood and permanent maritime boundaries even as seas rise. Climate Justice at UNGA: Pacific leaders pushed that climate change is already a present security and economic crisis, calling for grants at the scale needed for loss and damage and warning that climate finance must be justice, not charity. UN Declaration on Sea Level Rise: The UN adopted a political declaration backing a “presumption in favour of continued statehood,” plus stronger early warning, accessible funding, and protection of coastal livelihoods and culture. Marshall Islands Coastal Protection: An Australian-led team helped build a 1.81km sea wall on Ebeye Island to protect homes and roads from coastal flooding and waves. Regional Climate Law Momentum: A Pacific writeshop is underway for submissions to the ICJ on climate change, with legal teams from 16 Pacific countries and territories including the Republic of Marshall Islands.
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