AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoClimate & Fisheries: Pacific governments are rolling out a Green Climate Fund-backed Advanced Warning System to track climate-driven tuna shifts, with preliminary outputs shared at the Forum Fisheries Committee meeting in Wellington—aimed at helping countries prepare as skipjack increasingly moves beyond EEZs and threatens revenue, food security, and services. EU Seafood Compliance: Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu officials trained in Suva on new EU freezer-vessel food safety rules (Delegated Regulation EU 2025/1449), expected to affect about 97% of EU-listed Pacific Island-flagged vessels exporting to the EU—after concerns over brine temperatures. Niue Tourism Data: The Pacific Tourism Organisation and Niue Tourism Office released the 2024 International Visitor Survey via the Pacific Tourism Data Initiative, highlighting visitor preferences and spending to guide Niue’s next tourism strategy. Agri-Entrepreneurship (Samoa): FAO and EU-funded STODAS supported Samoa’s Agri-Innovate Competition 2026 finale, backing MSMEs and agribusiness innovation through an incubator model. Forestry Skills (Samoa): FAO and Fiji delivered hands-on training for Samoa Forestry Division staff on sustainable teak and pine production and management to close technical and data gaps for climate resilience. Climate Finance (GEF): Niue is among countries receiving over USD 67m in new LDCF/SCCF funding to strengthen resilience through projects targeting flood/coastal risks and food and water security.
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