AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoRoad resilience & jobs: Madang’s Northern Coastal Highway repairs (41.2km) are finished under the PNG–Australia Partnership, creating local work and boosting women’s roles in construction; the PGK10m project restored damaged sections and bridge approaches, with training that included workplace safety, environmental management and social safeguards. Climate pressure at UNGA: PNG and Solomon Islands leaders used UN General Assembly talks to demand real emissions cuts, calling out “empty promises” as sea-level rise becomes a present threat. Ocean protection push: PNG deposited its ratification of the UN High Seas biodiversity treaty, joining the growing coalition that now totals 100 parties—setting the stage for marine protected areas and stronger environmental impact rules. Blue Pacific safety warning: A regional climatologist links recent Pacific maritime tragedies to rough weather during El Niño conditions, urging extra caution from boat operators. Health access via telemedicine: Katim Tasol’s “Lighthouse” model in Morobe is expanding rural primary care using telemedicine, infrastructure and ongoing training. Conservation funding: Bezos Earth Fund announced US$25m in new grants for tropical Pacific conservation, including support for early marine protected area proposals under the High Seas Treaty.
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