El Niño funding push: The UN says strong El Niño conditions could hit the Pacific again, and it’s preparing up to US$100m in emergency support for early action. Climate risk & planning: Solomon Islands’ MECDM wrapped an eight-day training in Tulagi to strengthen climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction in development planning. Sanitation for resilience: UNICEF and KOICA-backed WASH artisan training in Guadalcanal is teaching communities to build affordable, climate-resilient toilets to cut open defecation and improve health. Indigenous voices for COP31: Oceania First Voices leaders gathered in Canberra to push Indigenous and community priorities into COP31 and the Pacific Pre-COP. Ocean of Peace under pressure: SINU’s Transform Aqorau warns the Pacific vision could be undermined as security partnerships grow. Pacific security tensions: China’s FM Wang Yi told Solomon Islands officials Beijing seeks no “sphere of influence” and offers cooperation including climate change, after a missile test sparked regional alarm. Honiara market safety dispute: HCC denies plans to dissolve the Honiara Central Market Vendors Association amid ongoing concerns over market safety. Fisheries sustainability: A report highlights how unreported fishing and observer safety challenges threaten tuna sustainability across the Pacific. Marine & wildlife governance: CITES meeting coverage points to renewed scrutiny of wildlife trade leadership and ethics.