AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoTuvalu–Japan Climate Diplomacy: Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo has invited Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi to attend the Pre-COP31 Leaders’ Event in Funafuti, aiming to boost direct talks on climate change, resilience, climate finance, and cooperation on renewable energy, fisheries, maritime transport, and digital connectivity. Pacific AI Governance: Pacific Islands Forum foreign ministers backed regional principles for AI and safer digital spaces, including an AI governance framework and a phased approach to protect young people from harmful social media impacts. Ocean Protection & Biodiversity: Pristine Seas has begun a Samoa survey to support Samoa’s marine protected area network, using underwater research and local partnerships to build a baseline for ocean stewardship. Shipping Emissions Rules (Tuvalu push): Tuvalu is proposing tougher IMO Net-Zero Framework amendments for MEPC 85—starting later but tightening compliance, raising remedial unit prices, and removing surplus units—while the wider IMO debate weighs LNG and how a net-zero fund should work. Climate Pressure in the Pacific: El Niño is intensifying drought and water stress, with Fiji preparing contingency measures and Papua New Guinea facing possible water shutdowns. Tuvalu in UN Peacekeeping: Tuvalu deployed its first four police officers to a UN mission in South Sudan, marking a major capacity-building step for the country’s peacekeeping role.
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