AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoEarthquakes and disaster risk: A global roundup says 2026 isn’t unusually quake-heavy, but the damage is stark—highlighting back-to-back strong quakes in Venezuela and the year’s strongest quake off Mindanao in the Philippines. SPREP governance and priorities: SPREP’s 5th Executive Board Meeting in Samoa is focused on the “triple planetary crises” of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, with Wallis-et-Futuna chairing the board for the first time. Tonga and the Blue Pacific: Forum foreign ministers backed stronger climate action ahead of COP31, while Pacific leaders also pushed for women and girls at the centre of climate resilience and gender-based violence prevention, including through climate and green finance. Marine protection and security: Samoa urged stronger fish stock monitoring and EEZ security at the WCPFC, including joint operations with Tonga and others against illegal fishing and trafficking. Tonga community environment work: Friends of Tonga was named a finalist for the .ORG Impact Awards in Environmental Stewardship for climate resilience, rainwater projects and plastic pollution work. Early warning and preparedness: Regional geohazard and tsunami warning meetings in the Pacific spotlight investment in monitoring and preparedness to save lives.
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