Pacific Climate & Ocean Agenda: Leaders are heading to Palau for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum (Aug. 30–Sept. 4), with climate resilience, ocean stewardship, and energy security on the agenda—while Taiwan, ocean minerals, and competing defense ties could test regional unity. Marshall Islands–Taiwan Solidarity: Marshall Islands Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kitlang Kabua says the country will keep backing Taiwan’s bid to join the UN and other international bodies, strongly condemning intimidation that threatens peace. Blue Pacific Low-Carbon Cooperation: Taiwan’s foreign minister Lin Chia-lung attended Palau’s Pacific Prosperity Exhibit, highlighting projects on low-carbon energy, smart agriculture/healthcare, digital resilience, and marine sustainability under the “Blue Pacific” 2050 strategy. Shipping Emissions Watch (Majuro): The Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport in Majuro criticized Japan’s IMO proposal as too weak on greenhouse-gas fuel targets and too reliant on flexible offsetting—an issue for shipping-dependent Pacific supply chains. Climate Mobility: A New Zealand-backed regional programme launched to help Pacific communities plan for climate mobility, focusing on people-centred decision-making as sea-level rise and hazards drive displacement. Weather Update: Tropical Depression 20W and Invest 91W are not a direct threat to the Marianas, Marshall Islands, or FSM, but conditions could change as systems move north.