During his last summit with Pacific Islands Forum leaders, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made headlines worldwide, standing knee-deep in the ocean off Tuvalu, clad in a suit and tie. The cover of TIME magazine read “Our Sinking Planet,” as a solemn Guterres stared into the camera, stressing the dire existential threats Pacific nations face, largely due to the impacts of climate change. Now, five years later, Guterres returns to the region for what is an increasingly urgent 53rd Pacific