Pacific Mobility & Security: Australia’s Pacific Engagement Visa ballot opens 1 July, but Vanuatu has been dropped from the 2026–27 list, with no official explanation—raising fresh questions as Port Vila weighs the Nakamal Agreement and other security talks. Climate Adaptation & Resilience: California and Pacific partners issued a joint statement to deepen climate adaptation and resilience cooperation, while SPREP urged communities to prepare for El Niño impacts after the event was declared underway. Disaster Readiness for Dry Conditions: Papua New Guinea’s PM ordered provinces and districts to prepare for a potentially severe, prolonged dry season as El Niño develops—an early-warning move for water and food security. Volcano Knowledge for Preparedness: A new study highlights how Indigenous oral traditions across the Pacific, including Vanuatu, can complement science to better understand volcanic eruptions and improve disaster preparedness. Funding for Resilience: The Asian Development Bank will provide Vanuatu $USD10m to strengthen project delivery, disaster resilience, and sustainable economic development. Ocean & Climate Links: Fiji and Panama launched a Mesopelagic Zone Conservation Challenge to protect the ocean’s “twilight zone,” crucial for biodiversity and carbon storage. El Niño Risk Messaging: SPREP’s call to act early on climate risks lands as Pacific finance ministers meet amid a “triple shock” of fuel insecurity, import costs, and food vulnerability.