AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoClimate Finance Capacity: Fiji’s Environment and Climate Change Ministry says it must manage about $200m in climate finance opportunities without extra staff after a $10.5m budget allocation left recruitment unfunded, with minister Lynda Tabuya urging faster proposal preparation to secure money. Water Security Push: The Lands and Mineral Resources Ministry will drill 88 groundwater sites and investigate 111 more to expand safe drinking water, alongside land and mineral reforms and legislation reviews. Maritime Lifeline Safeguards: With some shipping operators threatening to suspend services, the government is calling for expressions of interest from ship owners to keep commercial and subsidised maritime routes running, including via the shipping franchise scheme. Regional Climate Collaboration: Fiji joined a Pacific Climate Summit with partners including California, Guam, Hawaiʻi, Kiribati and Vanuatu, issuing a joint commitment to strengthen adaptation and resilience across the Pacific. Disaster Preparedness Warning: A national disaster risk official urged stronger community preparedness as flooding and climate impacts intensify, warning against complacency even without recent cyclone landfalls. Waste and Urban Reform: The budget backs waste management upgrades and a first sorting-at-source pilot in Sigatoka, plus dumpsite rehabilitation in the Western Division and broader urban development measures. Energy-from-Waste Fight: The rejected Vuda Point energy-from-waste and port proposal remains in dispute as TNG appeals the Department of Environment’s EIA rejection to the Environmental Tribunal.
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