AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoClimate Diplomacy: 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, ocean-climate focus, and louder Pacific leadership at Pre-COP31 meetings. Disaster Risk & Early Warning: Tonga’s region-wide push for geohazard readiness continues, with Solomon Islands hosting major seismic, tsunami and early warning meetings—highlighting how monitoring and preparedness save lives across the Ring of Fire. Deep-Sea Mining Rules: The UN seabed mining regulator (ISA) extended a controversial deep-sea exploration deal in the Pacific while still failing to finalise commercial mining rules, drawing criticism over precedent and the rule of law. Local Climate & Media Capacity: Tonga is strengthening climate journalism, with MEIDECC and Tonga National University consulting on new training to help reporters cover climate change, early warning, disaster preparedness, marine resources and sustainable development. Community Environment Work: Friends of Tonga was named a finalist for the .ORG Impact Awards in Environmental Stewardship, spotlighting volunteer-led climate resilience, rainwater projects, cyclone-resistant education support, and plastic pollution reduction. Cultural Diversity & Sustainability: Tonga ratified UNESCO’s 2005 Convention on protecting cultural expressions, linking cultural policy with sustainable development and community identity.
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