AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoClimate Adaptation Funding: The Global Environment Facility approved NZ$24.2 million for Fiji, FSM, Tuvalu and Vanuatu to strengthen early warning systems and climate-resilient infrastructure, with NZ$74.3 million more expected in co-financing to reduce impacts from floods, rising seas, cyclones and coastal erosion. Tuvalu Pre-COP Push: Australia may have to loosen its demand that only presidents and prime ministers attend Tuvalu’s pre-COP climate meeting, as some countries hesitate due to travel and competing events—Tuvalu’s priority is getting decision-makers to see frontline impacts firsthand. GIS for the Triple Crisis: GIS and spatial professionals from across the Pacific gathered in Nadi for training to better manage environmental data and support action on biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution, including skills for the Pacific Environment Portal. Tuvalu UXO Safety: Explosive ordnance disposal teams identified nearly 11 tons of World War II munitions in Tuvalu’s Nanumea lagoon, with disposal planned pending Tuvaluan government approval. Renewables for Disaster Response: Fiji Solar Scholars installed a solar PV system at FCOSS in Suva to keep disaster coordination running during power cuts and ease high electricity bills. Identity and International Codes: Nauru officially changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, updating its country code from NRU to NRO and shifting the people’s name to dei-Naoero.
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