AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoTuvalu on the frontline of COP31: Tuvalu’s climate minister Maina Talia told visiting leaders that COP31 can’t be “another talk shop” while sea levels and disasters intensify, urging real action to phase out fossil fuels and keep 1.5°C within reach. Extreme heat and pregnancy risks: UN climate chief Simon Stiell warned that extreme heat is becoming a “new faultline” for maternal and newborn health, citing a survey where most health professionals reported more heat-linked complications, including premature birth and low birth weight. Pacific Pre-COP priorities: Fiji’s Lynda Tabuya opened the stakeholder programme with a push for 1.5°C, faster climate finance to communities, ocean protection, and stronger Pacific voices. Disability justice in climate plans: Pacific disability advocates demanded direct decision-making power and accessible evacuation, warning systems, and infrastructure, warning exclusion is raising risks for people with disabilities. Climate diplomacy meets health: As leaders gather in Fiji and Tuvalu ahead of COP31 in Türkiye, the message is clear: climate action is now a public health emergency.
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