AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoPacific Climate Reality Check: UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed urged G20 leaders to visit a Pacific atoll and see record sea-level rise firsthand, saying Pacific rates are about twice the global average and warning up to 1.2 billion people could be displaced by 2050. Tuvalu Hosting Push: Mohammed backed a G20 meeting in Tuvalu in October ahead of the UN climate summit in Türkiye. PIF Leaders’ Meeting in Palau: The 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting in Koror (Aug 30–Sept 1) is framed around “B.E.L.A.U” and climate, but unity is strained by major absences, including Solomon Islands PM Matthew Wale (no-confidence motion) and others. Climate Mobility Funding: Fiji launched a NZ$17.9m Regional Pacific Climate Mobility Partnerships Programme to support community-led relocation and rights-based planning, implemented with IOM and PIFS. Shipping Emissions Fight: At IMO talks, countries are still split over net-zero shipping rules, with carbon pricing back on the table amid calls to match targets to what low-emission fuels can actually supply.
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