AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoClimate Justice in Action: Nepal’s Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal urged climate justice to move beyond slogans, calling for grant-based climate finance, adaptation support, and technology transfer as the country faces outsized losses despite tiny emissions. Local Climate Monitoring: In Eastern Visayas, the Philippines’ DOST is installing automatic weather stations under Project SARAI to help farmers plan for worsening El Niño impacts. Desertification Fight: Arab environment ministers in Cairo praised Algeria’s “Green Dam” desertification efforts and backed wider Arab-level review and sharing of best practices. Energy Transition Watch: Wind farm plans near Mepal advanced as Vattenfall’s scoping request entered consultation for an up-to-15-turbine project with environmental impacts to be assessed. Climate Finance Deal: CARICOM and the OPEC Fund signed an MoU to expand access to climate finance and support resilience projects across the Caribbean. Science & Funding: South Africa’s STI funding working group report was released for public comment, stressing stronger domestic research capacity and “scientific sovereignty.” Marine Ecosystem Concern: Researchers are investigating unusual southern right whale calf deaths in Chubut, warning habitat changes could ripple through marine biodiversity.
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