AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoMarshallese Rights: UN rapporteur Andrea Bolaños Vargas says Marshallese rights defenders face long-term pressure from nuclear testing, climate threats, displacement, and limited access to information, after her first official visit to Majuro and Kwajalein. Climate Resilience: A UN DESA policy brief warns social protection coverage is below 30% in the Marshall Islands and other Pacific SIDS, urging stronger safety nets to handle climate and economic shocks. Loss and Damage: Marshall Islands climate practitioner Jerolynn Myazoe highlights how warming is already hitting atolls through land loss, changing fisheries, drought, and damage to cultural sites as the WIM ExCom meets in Majuro. Local Courts: The Traditional Rights Court has taken up the Loeak domain Iroojlaplap title dispute, with pre-trial orders and a detailed question list moving the case toward trial. Maritime Industry: Lloyd’s Register granted design appraisal for a fore-accommodation LNG carrier concept using MOL’s Wind Challenger sails, with the Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator involved. Regional Fisheries: Pacific countries at COFI37 pushed for stronger recognition of Pacific-led, science-based fisheries management, including support for regional cooperation.
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