FIJI and the small Pacific Island states are more focused on adaptation than mitigation when it comes to climate change. And technical assistance on adaptation from the international organisations should be vital. This was revealed by the Attorney-General and Minister for Finance Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum at...
Location (Country): Fiji
NAP Process and Actions (10 Case studies and Lessons in the Asia-Pacific Region)
A variety of stakeholders in developing countries have greatly contributed to mainstreaming adaptation into national development strategies/ plans in different ways (national adaptation planning (NAP) process) as well as implementing adaptation actions, which are compatible to sustainable development. Bilateral and multilateral donors have provided support...
07.10.2015
SPC: Climate change adaptation project kicks off in Fiji provinces
A regional restoration of ecosystems services and climate change adaptation project aimed at increasing the resilience of Pacific Island countries and territories has started in the Kadavu and Ra provinces of Fiji.The RESCCUE project, implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), is being...
PACIFIC CITIES RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE: VULNERABILTY AND ADAPTATION ASSESMENT WORKSHOP
Building momentum for local government to better respond to climate change in the Pacific Region, the first Pacific CCCI workshop of was held in Suva, Fiji 1st -3rd June 2011. The workshop provided a comprehensive overview of tools methodologies and approaches to build the capacity of national teams...
Mainstreaming Adaptation within Integrated Water Resources 47 Management (IWRM) in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) A Case Study of the Nadi River Basin, Fiji Islands
Fiji and many of the Pacific Island Countries are likely to experience increases in the frequency and height of storm surges as well as other extreme events due to current and projected climate change risks and climate variability. The Nadi River Basin, located in the western division of...
SPC Highlights Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture
In addresses to two recent climate change meetings in the Pacific region, Inoke Ratukalou, Acting Director of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Land Resource Division (LRD), has stressed on the need to protect SIDS’ agriculture sector from the impacts of climate change, and emphasized...
Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in the Pacific Islands: Adapting to Present Climate Variability and Extreme Weather Events in Navua (Fiji)
This paper presents some of the lessons learned from SIS09 pilot study implemented as part of AIACC initiative aimed at developing a “second-generation” integrated model for climate change vulnerability and adaptation assessment incorporating both natural and human systems (socioeconomic). The lessons learnt are mainly from the observations and assessments...
04.09.2014
SPREP, Germany Sign €5 Million EbA Project
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The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and Germany's Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) signed a five-year, €5 million project ahead of the Third International Conference of Small Island Developing States (SIDS). 'Natural Solutions to Climate...
28.01.2014
Buretu and Daku to receive U.S. climate change adaptation assistance
Community leaders from Daku Village of the Rewa Delta area, today formally committed their community’s participation in a climate change adaptation activity, delivered through USAID’s Coastal Community Adaptation Project (USAID/C-CAP). As part of the agreement, Daku will receive infrastructure support for their drainage management system...
06.12.2013
Fiji National University wins international bid for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Fiji National University has won an international bid to implement a new project called Education for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (ECCAM). The University has signed two agreements with the European Union to fund the project. The head of the European Union in the Pacific,...