AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoMarianas Exercise Watch: U.S. Pacific Command joint forces and allies will run Valiant Shield (VS26) 2026 June 22–July 1 across the CNMI, Guam, Japan and nearby seas, training multi-domain coordination from sea and air to space and cyber. Climate Science at Bonn: Pacific negotiators and civil society groups warned at UN talks that attempts to weaken climate science and the 1.5°C limit would undercut climate justice and planning for vulnerable communities. El Niño Prep: SPREP urged Pacific communities to start practical preparations after the WMO declared El Niño underway. Health Tech: The University of Hawaiʻi won a $12M NIH grant to build a Pacific Center for AI and Data Science in Medicine (PAC-AID), aiming to boost biomedical research and health outcomes across Hawaiʻi and the Pacific. Coral Reef Monitoring (UOG REEF): Three undergraduate fellows from Guam and CNMI used AI tools on the Coral Net platform to assess reef health in Yap and Kosrae, finding signs of steady coral decline linked to warming events. Local Governance & Audits: Guam’s Office of Public Accountability received a top peer review rating of full compliance, with the review also involving CNMI in the regional audit network. CNMI Education Spotlight: Saipan’s Keisha Morales earned President’s List honors at Utah Tech University.
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