AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoBanaba Mining Fight: Court filings in Fiji are deepening the dispute over proposed pinnacle extraction tied to Banaba—Kiribati’s ancestral homeland—where community groups and the Rabi District Council of Social Services question trust fund accountability and say mining is being used as a “quick fix,” while the Rabi Administration insists no project is finalised and that any proposal involving Centrex Limited has been paused. Pacific Climate Resilience Pact: Pacific leaders including Kiribati have joined Hawaiʻi and California in a climate adaptation and resilience pledge after the inaugural Pacific Climate Summit, calling for stronger regional cooperation to protect coastlines, watersheds, and communities as rising temperatures drive more severe hazards. El Niño Outlook: SPREP says El Niño can bring both drought risk and potential opportunities across the Pacific, with experts outlining what communities may expect in coming months. Disaster Readiness Training: SPC and WFP trained logistics and warehouse officers from Kiribati and other Pacific nations in Brisbane to speed relief supply handling during disasters. Plastic Pollution Negotiations: Pacific voices are being amplified ahead of global talks in Nairobi aimed at ending plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. Water Access Gap: A new global map highlights where safe drinking water is still out of reach, underscoring ongoing infrastructure and service inequalities relevant to Pacific island needs.
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