AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoRegional Fisheries: Marshall Islands fisheries chief Glen Joseph has been endorsed to lead the Parties to the Nauru Agreement Office, taking over on January 1, 2027, as the bloc steers management of the region’s tuna resources. Seabed Mining: Pacific activists are raising concerns about pressure on Nauru to license deep-sea mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, ahead of seabed lease sales near American Samoa and Guam. El Niño Outlook: The strengthening El Niño could bring drier conditions across much of the Pacific through January, but forecasters expect above-normal rainfall from Nauru east to Kiribati. Water shortages, heat and reef bleaching remain concerns elsewhere in the region. Climate Finance: As Pacific leaders head to COP31, regional voices are calling for sufficient, predictable, grant-based climate funding, warning that delays shift the costs of climate impacts onto island communities.
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