Climate Diplomacy Training: Niue wrapped a three-day programme to sharpen climate negotiation skills ahead of the Pacific Preparatory Meeting and COP31, with officials stressing that climate impacts like coastal erosion and dry spells are already daily realities. Pacific Biodiversity Push: Pacific priorities are being amplified at CBD COP17 prep in Nairobi, as delegations press for stronger delivery on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, including monitoring and marine and coastal biodiversity. Disaster Readiness Funding: The Global Environment Facility approved NZ$24.2m for Fiji, FSM, Tuvalu and Vanuatu to strengthen early warning and climate-resilient infrastructure, aiming to reduce damage from floods, rising seas, cyclones and coastal erosion. Tuvalu Pre-COP Meeting Logistics: Reports say Australia may allow ministers instead of only prime ministers to attend Tuvalu’s pre-COP climate meeting, so more decision-makers can see frontline impacts in person. Tuvalu UXO Safety: Explosive ordnance teams identified more than 11 tons of World War II munitions in Tuvalu’s Nanumea lagoon, with disposal pending Tuvaluan government approval. Clean Energy for Response: Fiji’s Solar Scholars helped install a solar PV system at FCOSS in Suva to keep disaster coordination running during power cuts. Regional Capacity Building: GIS and spatial practitioners from across the Pacific trained in environmental data management in Nadi, targeting better tools for policy and planning. Identity & Heritage (Not Environment, but Regional): Nauru officially changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, updating its international code and citizen demonym.