AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoTuvalu Climate Spotlight: Tuvalu’s High Commissioner Samuelu Laloniu urged world leaders to see climate impacts in person at upcoming pre-COP events, saying Tuvalu is just metres above sea level and already facing frequent flooding during high tides. Pacific Disaster Readiness: The Global Environment Facility approved NZ$24.2m (US$14.23m) for Fiji, FSM, Tuvalu and Vanuatu to strengthen early warning systems and climate-resilient infrastructure, targeting floods, rising seas, cyclones and coastal erosion. Biodiversity Policy Push: Pacific priorities are being amplified ahead of COP17, with Pacific delegations in Nairobi pressing for better implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Waste & Pollution Action: SPREP’s SWAP2 project is advancing cleaner waste management across Tuvalu and other Pacific islands, reporting major work on marine-litter audits and beach surveys. Sport With a Climate Message: Tarona Taafaki won Tuvalu’s first Commonwealth Games medal in Glasgow by default after a bye to the semi-finals, and her coach said the moment will be used to highlight the climate emergency.
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