PACIFIC — Pacific faces “fight for our lives” from triple planetary crisis: SPREP DG2. PACNEWS DIGEST — SPC partners with Field Ready to build local humanitarian manufacturing and repair capacityPAC – CLIMATE CHANGE: PACNEWS PACNEWS 2: Wed 12 Aug 2026Pacific faces “fight for our lives” from triple planetary crisis: SPREP DGAPIA, 12 AUGUST 2026 (PACNEWS)—Pacific communities face a growing threat from climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution despite contributing only 0.01 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, SPREP Director General Sefanaia Nawadra says. Nawadra said SPREP’s role in helping Pacific countries adapt and protect their environments had become more important against this backdrop. COOKS – ELECTION/POLITICS: RNZ PACIFIC PACNEWS 2: Wed 12 Aug 2026Cost of living, water tariffs, mining on Cook Islanders’ minds ahead of electionRAROTONGA, 12 AUGUST 2206 (RNZ PACIFIC)—The Cook Islands goes to the polls this week for its four-yearly general election. PACNEWSTONGA – DIPLOMACY: PACNEWS PACNEWS 2: Wed 12 Aug 2026Tonga needs faster end-of-year reporting, Tighter budget control: US State DepartmentNUKU’ALOFA/WASHINGTON, 12 AUGUST 2026 (PACNEWS)—The Tongan government has made significant fiscal information available to the public but needs to improve the timeliness of its financial reporting and ensure actual spending and revenue more closely match approved budgets, according to the 2026 U.S Fiscal Transparency Report.