AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoFlood Recovery: Melaka approved RM5m for repairs to riverbanks, control structures, bridges, drainage and roads after July 11 flash floods, with another RM3m from PETRA earmarked for upgrading the Paya Rumput Flood Retention Pond. Climate Adaptation Policy: New Zealand’s Climate Change Response Amendment Bill would require local councils to produce adaptation plans for their most at-risk communities, alongside tweaks to the Emissions Trading Scheme. Heat Risk & Health: A study commissioned by Amsterdam’s RIVM projects heat-related deaths could roughly double by 2050, with higher risk in older, lower-income areas and places with less green space. Public Health Gaps: The UN warns 13.5m children missed routine vaccinations last year, threatening immunisation progress as aid cuts bite. Water Under Pressure: Nebraska passed a law pushing data centers to disclose annual water use and power demand, as drought and growth fears mount. Biodiversity Digitisation: Scotland is digitising about 700,000 specimens to build a national biodiversity baseline as habitat loss and climate change accelerate. Monsoon Preparedness: Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz ordered NDMA to tighten coordination with provinces and PDMAs and to keep the early warning system on track for monsoon emergencies. Food & Climate: Heat stress and water limits are forcing farmers to stop irrigating drought-damaged crops in parts of the UK, while regulators tighten “hands off flow” rules.
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