AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoPacific Islands Forum in Palau: UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed urged G20 leaders to physically visit Pacific atolls to see record sea-level rise, and said Tuvalu is preparing for relocation after scientists warned most land could be inundated. Forum politics and unity: The 55th PIF leaders meeting is underway in Koror, but key prime ministers are missing, including Solomon Islands’ Matthew Wale (after a no-confidence motion), Kiribati’s Taneti Maamau, Samoa’s La’auli Leuatea Schmidt and Vanuatu’s Jotham Napat—raising questions about regional cohesion as China-Taiwan tensions dominate. Taiwan and China pressure: The US and Taiwan condemned China’s travel advisory aimed at Palau ahead of the summit, while Palau is allowing Taiwan’s participation and framing it as a development partnership. Climate finance push: Pacific leaders are also pressing for stronger funding models ahead of COP31, including support for the Pacific Resilience Facility and a new regional fund focused on renewables, resilience and ocean protection. Shipping decarbonisation: Separate from PIF, IMO net-zero talks are back in focus as countries debate global carbon pricing for shipping ahead of MEPC 85.
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