Fuel Crisis & Regional Security: Pacific leaders say the fuel crunch is now an economic security threat, with emergency conservation measures and tougher choices as prices, inflation, and living costs bite; the region is leaning on the Biketawa Declaration to coordinate responses. Finance Ministers’ Agenda: Pacific Finance Ministers meet in the Marshall Islands to tackle the Middle East shock and push regional resilience, including a Pacific Resilience Facility. Climate Risk Prep: SPREP urges communities to prepare for El Niño impacts after it was declared underway. Aviation for Trade & Access: Tuvalu chaired RAMM4, where ministers backed a safer, cheaper, better-connected air travel plan, including an ICAO safety roadmap. Tuvalu Spotlight: Tuvalu received the PLANET AQUA Award for water resilience leadership, while an AFP probe flagged the Tuvalu Trust Fund’s fossil fuel investments as “not a good look.” Fisheries Operations: Tuvalu Fisheries Authority approved a July–August 2026 FAD closure exemption for nine vessels under strict limits. Shipping Decarbonisation: Seven Pacific transport ministers signed the Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership to coordinate a low-carbon maritime transition. COP31 Ocean & Climate Roles: Pacific COP31 envoys were appointed, including Fiji’s Ocean Envoy, to push ocean protection and climate priorities into COP31 talks.