AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoSchool fundraising: The 10th Annual Three Clubs Barefoot Canyon Classic at The Ranch in Laguna Beach (May 4) was sold out and raised funds for SchoolPower, with a “May the Fourth Be With You” theme and a silent auction featuring travel, jewelry, and local partner certificates. Digital sovereignty & climate law: Vijay Prashad highlights Tuvalu’s shift to becoming a “first digital nation” as seas rise, tying it to an ICJ ruling that statehood doesn’t automatically vanish when territory elements disappear. Social impacts of warming: New University of Sydney research links climate change to weakening social connection—less chance to meet, more withdrawal, and worse mental health—citing examples including Tuvalu. Ocean-first policy: Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo says a first National Ocean Policy will launch June 8, alongside a National Security Policy framing ocean health as core to sovereignty, borders, food, and resilience. Pacific pressures: The World Bank warns Pacific growth is slowing as fuel costs, debt, inflation, and repeated shocks keep incomes below pre-pandemic trends.
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