AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoPacific Climate Summit: Representatives from California, Fiji, Guam, Hawaiʻi, Kiribati, Vanuatu and Weno wrapped up the inaugural Pacific Climate Summit with a joint commitment to strengthen climate adaptation and resilience, stressing shared risks from rising temperatures and the need for deeper regional cooperation. Regional Water & Sanitation: A Blue Pacific Act update highlights how Pacific communities, including Kiribati, still face unequal access to safe drinking water and sanitation, leaving people more exposed to extreme weather and disease outbreaks. El Niño Preparedness: SPREP urged Pacific communities to prepare for El Niño after the WMO’s Pacific climate centre declared an event underway, with impacts expected to vary by country but requiring early action. Climate-Resilient Food Systems: Youth and officials from Kiribati joined a Solomon Islands-led seminar in China on climate-resilient agriculture and fisheries, focusing on climate-smart farming, aquaculture and fisheries management. Banaba Resource Concerns: On Banaba, Rabi leaders and civil society raised alarms over proposed pinnacle extraction, calling it a “quick fix” tied to ongoing trust fund mismanagement and questioning the consultation process.
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