Tuvalu-Japan Climate Diplomacy: Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo has invited Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi to attend the Pre-COP31 Leaders’ Event in Tuvalu, aiming for direct talks on climate change, resilience, and climate finance, with cooperation also flagged for maritime transport, renewables, fisheries, and digital connectivity. Pacific Climate Push at Forum Level: Pacific Islands Forum foreign ministers backed stronger regional climate action ahead of COP31, stressing access to climate finance, renewable investment, ocean-climate priorities, and Pacific leadership through Pre-COP31 meetings hosted by Tuvalu, Fiji, and Australia. Human Rights in Fossil-Fuel Transition: Human rights groups are urging Tuvalu and Ireland to make rights a core, enforceable part of the second Transitioning Away From Fossil Fuels conference—calling for a dedicated rights workstream and concrete implementation, not just recognition. Mining Governance and Women’s Role: In Solomon Islands, a workshop supported by the British High Commission and UNDP focused on boosting women’s participation in mining community decision-making and strengthening transparency and accountability through EITI processes. Shipping Emissions Policy Watch: At the IMO, stakeholders are preparing for September talks on the Net Zero Framework, with debate focused on LNG treatment and how the Net Zero Fund would be created, hosted, and shared—issues that could shape cleaner shipping costs across the Pacific. El Niño Food Price Pressure: A super El Niño is expected to intensify into 2027, with forecasts linking it to higher food inflation—an immediate risk for Pacific food security and import-dependent economies.