AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoClimate & Disaster Risk: PNG’s drought-linked multi-peril parametric climate insurance has triggered its second automatic payout, sending PGK 621,220 to 15,295 people in 14 districts after rainfall fell below agreed thresholds, with support routed through Mama Bank and PICAP partners. El Niño & Safety: A new PNG-focused look at sorcery accusation-related violence asks whether drought and crop or livestock losses can act as triggers ahead of a likely drier-than-normal El Niño season. Forest Crime Crackdown: The Asia Pacific Forestry Crime Network’s third meeting in Cairns pushed for stronger enforcement against illegal logging in PNG and Solomon Islands, with Oro Governor Gary Juffa warning PNG has lacked visibility of its own log exports for more than 30 months. Loss & Damage Accountability: Pacific media leaders adopted the Savusavu Loss and Damage Media Forum Declaration, demanding timely, transparent access to climate loss and damage information and stronger government accountability. Water & Gender Justice: Research highlighted how excluding women from water decision-making drives wider climate impacts, with PNG included among voices calling for gender-just climate and water action. Cocoa Jobs Push: PNG’s Cocoa Board unveiled a 10-year cocoa industry plan aiming to unlock rural jobs and expand processing, targeting up to one million jobs.
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