AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoNuclear-Free Pacific Pressure: Vanuatu says China’s submarine-launched ballistic missile test undermines the nuclear-free Pacific and calls out the lack of prior consultation, urging respect for Pacific decisions like the “Ocean of Peace.” Regional Security Ripples: New Zealand signals interest in joining Australia and Fiji’s new defence pact after the missile test, while Pacific leaders push back against major-power agendas and stress sovereignty and Pacific-led security. Vanuatu Biodiversity Focus: Vanuatu launches its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, prioritising invasive species control and strengthening community-led resource management, including support for customary conservation areas. Climate Impacts on the Ocean: A WMO report warns the Southwest Pacific is warming and becoming more acidic, with marine heatwaves, sea-level rise, and extreme weather already disrupting fisheries and livelihoods. Pacific Innovation for Climate Solutions: Vanuatu’s Wave Makers Pacific Innovation Forum spotlights Pacific-led eco-concrete and grass-based soil stabilisation, with winners pitching waste-to-value climate and environment ideas. Disaster Preparedness Beyond Water and Shelter: A Fiji festival highlights menstrual health as essential for cyclone preparedness, arguing disaster planning must include women and girls’ dignity and access to services.
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