AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoSPREP Leadership in Samoa: Wallis-et-Futuna has taken the chair of the Fifth SPREP Executive Board Meeting in Apia, with Jean Paul Mailagi saying the goal is to ensure smaller territories’ environmental concerns are heard while reviewing priorities, funding and partnerships. Triple Planetary Crisis Focus: SPREP Director General Sefanaia Nawadra warned Pacific communities face climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution despite contributing just 0.01% of global emissions, urging stronger adaptation and resilience work. Forum Climate Push: Pacific Forum foreign ministers backed a stronger climate action drive ahead of COP31, calling for more climate finance, renewable energy investment and Pacific-led momentum through Pre-COP31 meetings; French Polynesia attended at special envoy level. Tahiti 2027 Games On Track: The Pacific Games Council gave Tahiti the thumbs-up, saying preparations are on schedule and facilities should be ready by early 2027. Cruise Market Signals: Royal Caribbean plans a bigger Brisbane season for 2027-28, expanding access to the South Pacific, while Carnival clarified onboard currency rules for its repositioning sailings. Local Shipping Innovation: Wind-assisted propulsion is coming to the region: bound4blue says it has installed an eSail on the Na Hiro E Pae to link Tahiti with the Austral Islands, with biofuel/e-fuel-ready engines.
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