AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoPacific climate diplomacy: Australia and Pacific leaders met in Fiji ahead of COP31, with Australia backing a renewables push while Pacific ministers flagged Australia’s coal and gas expansion as a sticking point. PNG–Tuvalu climate support: PM James Marape says PNG will fund Tuvalu’s coastal adaptation and land reclamation with K25 million over five years (K5m per year), aiming to help Tuvalu stay in its homeland through coastal protection, water security, renewable energy and fisheries. El Niño impacts in PNG: Ok Tedi pledged K50 million for drought relief and recovery as severe dry conditions threaten water, food and livelihoods. El Niño fires in West New Britain: Reports describe bushfires destroying coconut and oil palm plantations, with smoke and ash raising health and air-safety risks. Pre-COP31 pressure on finance: PNG’s environment leadership says the region must not return from talks with a weak outcome, stressing that just transition needs finance tied to fossil fuel phase-down. Ocean conservation funding: Bezos Earth Fund announced grants of more than $25m for ocean protection across five Pacific nations including PNG. Biodiversity and rangers: Torres Strait and PNG rangers held a cross-border knowledge exchange focused on land and sea stewardship, including climate, food and water security, and dugong and turtle management.
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