Kadavu Food Security Kadavu Island, in southern Fiji, has a narrow economic base with a high dependency on subsistence agriculture and marine resources, which are both impacted by climate change. The increased frequency and intensity of rainfall, king tides, storm surges and saltwater intrusion have all been threats to crop production, resulting in low crop … Read more
Welcome to the COP23 Presidency’s Talanoa Dialogue page. Here you will find all the information you need to know about the process, together with the latest updates! Talanoa Dialogue The Paris Agreement provides for progress assessments (“stocktakes”) every five years in order to ensure that Parties (UNFCCC term for countries) turn commitment into action and … Read more
Bula vinaka and a very warm welcome to the Bula Zone. It is a great honour for Fiji to receive the baton from Morocco of the presidency of COP. And assume the responsibility for implementing the Paris Agreement and prepare the way for more ambitious climate action. From one of the most climate-vulnerable regions on … Read more
Fiji has become the first emerging market to issue a sovereign green bond, raising 100 million Fijian dollars, or US$50 million, to support climate change mitigation and adaption. Home to over 870,000 people, Fiji’s 300 volcanic islands include low-lying atolls that are highly susceptible to cyclones and floods. In 2016, Tropical Cyclone Winston—the most intense … Read more
The following is a statement issued through the COP23 Fiji Secretariat by the leaders of the Pacific Small Island Developing States who attended the Climate Action Pacific Partnership Event in Suva, Fiji on July 3-4, 2017. 1.0 The PSIDS Leaders convened during the Climate Action Partnership Event in Suva, reaffirm that Pacific Small Island Developing … Read more