AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoTuvalu’s Ocean Pivot: Prime Minister Feleti Teo says Tuvalu is finalising its first National Ocean Policy, set for launch on 8 June 2026, with an Ocean Unit to steer implementation across its huge EEZ and a push for marine protected areas on all eight outer islands while keeping archipelagic waters closed to commercial fishing. Pacific Economic Pressure: The World Bank warns growth across 11 Pacific island economies is slipping, forecasting 2.8% in 2026 as fuel, shipping and weaker tourism bite—Tuvalu included. Climate, but Social: New research highlights climate change as a social crisis too, eroding relationships and making it harder for people to cope after shocks. Global Energy Shift Talks: Tuvalu also sits in the wider momentum from the Santa Marta conference on phasing out fossil fuels, where countries backed national transition roadmaps and a new science support panel. Digital Nation Reality: Vijay Prashad revisits Tuvalu’s “first digital nation” plan—built for a future where rising seas could swallow land, forcing international law and identity to adapt.
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