AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoClimate Adaptation Funding: The Global Environment Facility approved NZ$24.2m (US$14.23m) for Fiji, FSM, Tuvalu and Vanuatu to strengthen early warning and climate-resilient infrastructure, with projects aimed at floods, rising seas, cyclones and coastal erosion. COP31 Pre-COP Push: Australia is trying to get more world leaders to attend a pre-COP meeting in the Pacific ahead of COP31 in Türkiye, but some outside the region are still hesitant—Tuvalu’s High Commissioner says leaders should see the “human face” of warming. Biodiversity Priorities: Pacific delegations are pressing CBD COP17-linked work in Nairobi (27 July–1 Aug) to keep the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework on track, including monitoring and marine/coastal biodiversity. Waste & Pollution Action: SPREP’s SWAP2 project is supporting cleaner waste management across Tuvalu and other Pacific islands, reporting 108 beach surveys and audits of over 106,000 marine-litter items since 2020. Tuvalu in the Spotlight: Boxer Tarona Taafaki won Tuvalu’s first Commonwealth Games medal in Glasgow despite losing her only bout—her coach linked the moment to the climate emergency, noting Funafuti’s flooding risks. Disaster Preparedness: Australia and Tuvalu ran Exercise Longreach in Funafuti to improve disaster response coordination, reflecting how climate hazards are already shaping planning.
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