AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoClimate & Rights: UN rapporteur Andrea Bolaños Vargas says Marshallese human rights defenders face long-term nuclear testing impacts plus mounting sea-level rise, with climate threats now directly pressuring cultural and physical survival. Loss & Damage: Marshall Islands youth and practitioners urged faster, practical Loss and Damage support at the WIM ExCom meeting in Majuro, stressing that climate harm is already felt in land loss, shifting fisheries, drought, and damage to heritage sites. 1.5°C Focus: A Marshall Islands climate practitioner warned that keeping warming within 1.5°C is “a matter of survival,” as communities report homes, food, water, and culturally important places already under strain. Ocean Governance: Pacific leaders adopted a new Ocean Statement calling for stronger political leadership, urgent climate action, and tighter fisheries management to protect the “Blue Pacific” from biodiversity loss, pollution, and illegal fishing. Fisheries: Pacific countries pushed for Pacific-led, science-based fisheries solutions at COFI37, including recognition and support for regional monitoring and compliance. Maritime Safety (Batteries): A proposal led by the Marshall Islands urges IMO action to close a lithium-battery shipping safety gap that can let thousands of batteries move in containers without proper dangerous-goods visibility.
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