AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoWorld Bank Warning: The Pacific economy is losing steam as fuel costs stay high, tourism weakens, and inflation and repeated global shocks keep hitting budgets—growth is now forecast to dip below 3% in 2026. Pacific Resilience Push: Australia and Fiji have ratified the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) Treaty, putting community-led climate adaptation and disaster-ready funding on track to flow, with the PRF designed to reach the “last mile.” Marshall Islands Connectivity: Air Marshall Islands received the first of two new US-made Cessna SkyCourier planes, boosting cargo and seats so outer islands can reach medical care and supplies more reliably. Fuel Crisis Fallout: In the wider Pacific, families are already cutting meals and school costs as fuel prices squeeze everyday life. Regional Climate Planning Gap: A new push argues care services should be built into National Adaptation Plans and NDCs, not treated as an afterthought.
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