AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoLoss & Damage Funding: Pacific leaders, including Tuvalu’s Finance and Climate Minister Seve Paeniu, are pushing for a dedicated, separate funding facility for loss and damage at the run-up to COP31—insisting it must be new and additional money, not a reallocation. Human Face of Climate Change: Tuvalu’s High Commissioner Samuelu Laloniu is urging world leaders to see flooding and sea-level impacts in person, warning that with much of the country barely two metres above sea level, climate change is already reshaping daily life. Pacific Climate Diplomacy: Pacific Climate Ministers met in Sydney to coordinate a united agenda for Pre-COP31 in Fiji and COP31 in Türkiye, using the ICJ advisory opinion as the legal foundation for negotiations. Ocean Warming & Acidification: New reporting highlights how the ocean is absorbing most excess heat and a large share of CO2, driving faster sea-level rise and threatening coral, fisheries, and coastal livelihoods. Energy Access: A Pacific solar initiative is helping youth install and learn to maintain solar systems in Fiji, aiming to cut reliance on costly diesel and improve resilience for outer islands. Disaster Preparedness: Tuvalu hosted Australian-led Exercise Longreach to strengthen disaster response coordination for cyclones and droughts.
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