AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoClimate Adaptation: India’s new heatwave-disaster designation has spotlighted a funding gap: the country estimates it needs ₹56.68 lakh crore for adaptation by 2030, while 98% of its current adaptation funding comes from domestic sources. Ocean Protection: Pacific negotiators ended talks without a binding high-seas biodiversity treaty; the Pacific Ocean Commissioner urged countries to return ready to reach a deal. Deep-Sea Mining: Scientists are revisiting a Pacific seafloor scraped in a 2021 mining test to assess whether it can recover, as mining applications advance. Coastal Risk: An ADB–Australian National University study says assessments miss the toll of coastal disasters on health, food security, jobs and well-being across Asia and the Pacific. Pollution: India’s environment panel has recommended a plan to pipe 650 million litres a day of treated industrial wastewater from Surat into the Arabian Sea. Nature: Ladakh has been declared India’s first fully certified organic Union Territory, while conservation work in China has helped a critically endangered laughingthrush population grow from fewer than 200 to about 660.
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