AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoClimate: Pacific nations are already reporting El Niño impacts on water, health, agriculture and fisheries. Forecasters warn of unusually dry conditions across much of the northwest Pacific, including Palau and the Marshall Islands, in coming months. Resilience: A new US$1.06 billion regional climate programme, including a US$250 million Green Climate Fund grant, will support 14 Pacific countries, among them FSM, Palau, the Marshalls and Nauru. Security: At a Guam forum, an analyst warned that China’s civilian-looking ships could gather intelligence and threaten undersea cables. Separately, the U.S. announced more than US$44 million for Pacific security, including a maritime law enforcement centre in Palau. Island concerns: The U.S. military’s Dark Eagle hypersonic missile system was sent to Tinian and could be temporarily deployed again, according to Guam Delegate James Moylan. Migration and costs: Australia has set a registration fee for its permanent-residency ballot; FSM has 50 places in the program. The ADB also approved a US$5.6 million support package to ease Micronesia’s fuel crisis.
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