AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoClimate Justice, Finance Gap: One year after the ICJ’s unanimous climate ruling—backed by Vanuatu’s youth-led campaign—Save the Children says the world still needs child-focused climate adaptation funding, not just legal commitments. Drought Preparedness: Vanuatu has declared a first-stage drought alert as dry conditions and El Niño-linked rainfall shortfalls tighten water supplies, with communities urged to conserve and watch for stronger measures. Ocean Protection: Fiji and Panama launched a push to protect the ocean’s “twilight zone” (200–1,000m deep), warning that fishing and deep-sea mining could threaten key marine life and climate-regulating ecosystems. Health Security: Vanuatu is running a national measles simulation in Port Vila to test readiness for an imported case, focusing on surveillance, vaccination response, contact tracing, and logistics for outer islands. Regional Fisheries Rules: A Pacific workshop on WTO fisheries subsidies urged countries—including Vanuatu—to discourage subsidies that fuel overfishing and IUU fishing, aligning with the Blue Pacific agenda. Customs vs MSG Leadership: Vanuatu’s government condemned chiefs’ reported demand to revoke the appointment of Dr Anna Naupa as MSG Director-General, calling it discriminatory and urging a public apology.
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