AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoFossil fuel scrutiny: Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo hit back after AFP revealed the Tuvalu Trust Fund—managed by Mercer—invested in oil and coal, saying it’s “not a good look” for a country that campaigns hard on climate action, and adding Tuvalu is reviewing the holdings. Climate displacement push: Pacific leaders urged New Zealand to prepare for climate displacement, as research says nearly one million Pacific people were displaced by climate disasters from 2010–2021 and calls for Pacific-led, dignity-first frameworks. Ocean-first diplomacy: At the Island States Ocean Summit in Tokyo, Tuvalu called the climate-ocean link a “survival framework,” while leaders pressed for integrated ocean planning and resilience support. EU seafood rules: Fisheries officials from Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu trained in new EU freezer-vessel food-safety requirements that could affect 97% of EU-listed Pacific vessels exporting to the bloc. Australia ties deepen: Australia opened a new High Commission chancery in Funafuti powered by renewables, underscoring the Falepili Union partnership and climate resilience cooperation. Youth on governance: A Tuvalu youth survey flags unemployment and unequal development as top drivers of poverty and frustration with how voices are heard.
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