AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoClimate Finance: Commonwealth leaders warned that an emerging El Niño could intensify Pacific climate threats. Samoa’s deputy prime minister called for predictable, grant-based finance, saying vulnerable countries should not have to borrow to recover from a crisis they did little to cause. COP31: With talks due to open in Antalya next week, Vanuatu’s climate minister Ralph Regenvanu and a former Colombian minister urged governments to embrace Fossil-Free Zones as a practical step toward moving away from fossil fuels. Pacific civil society’s Funafuti Call has also pressed for climate funding to reach island communities directly, mainly as grants. Public Health: Tuvalu’s Parliament passed the Public Health Act 2026, replacing a law first enacted in 1926 and updating powers and responsibilities for disease control, health emergencies and pandemics.
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