AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoCOP31 and Pacific Finance: As climate talks opened in Türkiye, negotiators were urged to carry forward the “spirit of talanoa” from pre-COP meetings in Tuvalu and Fiji. Pacific priorities include easier access to climate finance, stronger resilience and support for local economies; negotiators warned that countries with the greatest need are often least able to secure funding. Tuvalu’s Resilience Challenge: A Commonwealth study found Tuvalu’s sea level is rising about 5mm a year and its adaptation finance and governance arrangements are not yet adequate to meet the threat. Commonwealth leaders have called for more accessible, grant-based climate finance to avoid adding to Pacific debt. Tuvalu on Screen: Documentary Saving Tuvalu, a Tuvalu-Australia-Germany project, won two awards at Taiwan’s Creative Content Fest pitching event.
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