Climate and Community Wellbeing: On Marakei, king tides are flooding gardens, salting freshwater and exposing ancestral graves, threatening food, water and cultural ties. Disability and Climate Risks: Pacific advocates say inaccessible evacuation centres, warning systems and water infrastructure put people with disabilities at greater risk, including in Kiribati. Heat and Pregnancy: The UN climate chief warned that extreme heat is increasingly linked to premature birth, stillbirth, low birth weight and complications for mothers. Pandemic Preparedness: A new regional project involving Kiribati will strengthen disease surveillance, laboratory capacity and emergency response across 12 Western Pacific countries.