AGP Executive Report
Last update: 36 minutes agoClimate Finance: A new study for the EU-funded Green Overseas Programme identifies five promising financing routes for island territories, which are often shut out of major climate funds because they are not sovereign states. The options could support priorities including water security, coastal protection, local food production and clean energy. El Niño Risk: The regional outlook warns of below-normal rainfall from central and southern Papua New Guinea to southern French Polynesia through January, raising concerns for water supplies and agriculture as a potentially record-strength El Niño develops. Shipping Costs: Swire Shipping will raise fuel surcharges on specified Pacific freight routes from November 15; standard container charges from major international origins will reach US$535 for a 20-foot unit and US$1,070 for a 40-foot unit.
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