AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoMelanesian Oceans Summit kicks off in PNG: Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape welcomed Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta in Port Moresby ahead of bilateral talks and the inaugural Melanesian Oceans Summit 2026, with 13 countries including Nauru set to push ocean governance and climate resilience through shared marine protection and sustainable use. Pacific resilience finance moves from promise to practice: The Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) Treaty entered into force after Australia and Fiji ratified it, aiming to get community-level adaptation and clean energy resilience funding to the “last mile.” Nauru’s diesel exit plan gains momentum: Nauru signed an MoU with Smart Commercial Energy to explore an 18MW solar plus 40MWh battery project, targeting near-total renewables and reducing exposure to fuel shocks. Bigger picture pressure: A new review warns deep-sea mining in the Pacific could be “dire and long-lasting,” raising the stakes for how the region balances development with protecting the Moana.
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