Peru’s El Niño pressure on fisheries: A new report links Peru’s abnormal weather to disrupted anchovy supply chains, helping explain why supermarket quality and availability vary so sharply. Defense procurement with local industry links: Peru’s Technical and Operational Analysis Committee picked South Korea’s K2 Black Panther tank over rivals, with 150 units planned to replace aging T-55/AMX-13; the first 46 are to be built in South Korea and the rest assembled in Peru using a Hyundai Rotem plan with 30% local components. HIV prevention access fight: Activists at an international conference protested pricing barriers for lenacapavir-based HIV prevention; Peru is among countries with serious epidemics but faces higher costs that keep it out of the lowest-price licensing tier. Climate risk planning: Peru is among countries preparing emergency measures for a “Super El Niño,” with warnings of extreme heat, flooding, drought, and knock-on impacts for agriculture and fishing. Amazon resilience and Indigenous-led monitoring: A Chapra Nation initiative in Peru’s Amazon expanded solar, freezers, and internet to 12 communities, aiming to strengthen reporting and adaptation as fires and drought intensify. Ocean science for Peru’s coastal future: A new interactive map of the seafloor highlights how much of the ocean remains unmapped, underscoring the knowledge gap behind managing marine ecosystems.