AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoTuvalu at UNGA on sea-level rise and statehood: Prime Minister Feleti Teo backed the UN’s Political Declaration on Sea-Level Rise, stressing Tuvalu’s nationhood and maritime rights are “not negotiable,” while reporting adaptation progress: 15.3 hectares reclaimed on Funafuti with another 10 hectares in development. Pre-COP31 and climate justice push: Pacific civil society issued “The Funafuti Call for Climate Justice,” demanding an immediate stop to new coal, oil and gas expansion and stronger loss-and-damage action ahead of Pre-COP31 in Fiji and Tuvalu. Climate as a health emergency: WHO’s Pacific director urged Pacific governments to link climate and health financing and make health services climate-resilient. Fiji hub for Pacific climate talks: Fiji is hosting major Pre-COP31 meetings, with nearly 2,000 expected participants, while leaders and negotiators prepare for COP31 in Türkiye. Women’s voices in relocation and water decisions: Fijian women preparing climate relocation stories for ministers, plus research highlighting how excluding women from decision-making worsens water insecurity. Antarctic “blind spot” raises sea-level alarms: New research flags major gaps in East Antarctica’s Wilkes Subglacial Basin observations, calling for urgent international study that matters directly for Pacific coastal futures. Cultural and media amplification: A Tuvalu blackbirding documentary is heading to international screens, and Pasifika TV plans regional coverage of Pacific Climate Change Week and Pre-COP31.
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