Fiji, a small island nation in the South Pacific Ocean with a population of about 900,000, faces significant development challenges, and the government has set ambitious development objectives to address them. Natural hazards and climate change represent a major obstacle to the achievement of these objectives.
This report seeks to inform development planning and investment decisions in Fiji by quantifying and enhancing the understanding of the threat that natural hazards and climate change pose to the country’s Development Plan and objectives.
An innovative approach has been used to undertake the analysis presented in this report, combining a cross-sectoral climate vulnerability assessment and preparation of integrated adaptation and disaster risk management plans. This methodology is replicable and can support the design and update of the adaptation components of the Nationally Determined Contributions of the Paris Agreement.