AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 minutes agoClimate & mental health: New University of Sydney research in Nature Human Behaviour says climate change is becoming a social crisis—eroding the relationships people rely on to cope, with heat, pollution, and disrupted school/work pushing people indoors and away from community life, and disaster displacement deepening isolation. Tuvalu ocean security: Tuvalu’s Prime Minister Feleti Teo says the ocean is now the “front line” of national security, with a first National Security Policy putting maritime conservation at the core and treating threats like IUU fishing, marine pollution, biodiversity loss, and sea-level rise as strategic risks. Ocean policy rollout: Tuvalu is finalising its first National Ocean Policy, set to launch 08 June 2026, alongside a new Ocean Unit and plans for marine protected areas covering 30% of coastal habitats. Pacific economic pressure: The World Bank warns Pacific growth is slowing as fuel costs, inflation, debt, and repeated shocks become a pattern, not a one-off. Regional security diplomacy: Australia and Fiji signed an upgraded security agreement in Suva, aiming to boost capabilities including policing and prosecution.
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