AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 minutes agoClimate & Diplomacy: SPREP DG Sefanaia Nawadra warned Pacific communities are facing a “fight for our lives” from climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, despite contributing just 0.01% of global emissions, as the SPREP Executive Board meets in Samoa. COP31 Push: Forum foreign ministers backed a stronger regional climate push ahead of COP31, endorsing the COP31 Pacific Partnership and calling for more climate finance, renewable investment and Pacific leadership, with French Polynesia attending at special envoy level. Connectivity & Business Continuity: The Manatua Consortium is coordinating repairs after a fault on the Manatua submarine cable disrupted internet services, with degraded connectivity reported for Niue and the Cook Islands and a specialist repair vessel now needed. Shipping & Logistics: Wind-assisted propulsion is moving into Pacific freight: bound4blue says it has installed an eSail suction sail on the Na Hiro E Pae, a multipurpose vessel linking Tahiti with the Austral Islands. Tourism & Air Access: Air Tahiti Nui and Air Tahiti launched a codeshare that lets travelers book one ticket to continue from Tahiti to the Cook Islands, including Rarotonga. Cruise Market Signals: National Geographic-Lindblad unveiled its 2028–29 deployment, with new French Polynesia itineraries returning with voyages linking Easter Island, Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, Makatea and the Tuamotus.
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