Gregg who I affectionately call the “Ramrod” of ALLIES has become part of the LEAP network. Peter Droege will help Gregg create an overture to UNESCO and its Small Island Developing States (SIDS) program, framed by “slow onset disaster” and the existential risk posed to the territory and cultures of Pacific island nations, and help secure a potential UNESCO delegation to the Festival of the Pacific (FESTPAC).