FIJI has become the first Pacific Island nation to preside over the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) in Bonn, Germany next year. The United Nations event is an annual meeting to discuss climate change-related issues around the world. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, accepting the presidency of COP 23, said the […]
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Fiji PM seeks Israeli support on climate change
PRIME Minister Voreqe Bainimarama met his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday as part of discussions on Fiji’s contribution to United Nations peacekeeping operations in the region. Mr Bainimarama, who is currently in Israel as part of his Middle East tour, said Fiji provided servicemen and women to UN operations in the Israel-Syria border and in […]
Village faces new climate-related challenge
A DECADE after building adaptation measures to ensure the rising sea level did not claim its land, villagers of Daku Village in Tailevu are now facing a new challenge. Development committee chairman Olota Rokovunisei said the village of about 400 people had continued to experience first-hand the effects of climate change. “Our challenge now is […]
EU ready to help Pacific resilience
RESILIENCE agenda and resilience building features prominently in both the European Union humanitarian and development assistance in the country, says EU ambassador to Fiji and the Pacific Andrew Jacobs. Speaking at the Pacific Resilience Week in Suva, Mr Jacobs said the event was significant because it was set to take place a few weeks away […]
Fiji in world’s high risk group
FIJI, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu are among the top 15 highest risk countries in the world because of frequent floods, drought, tropical cyclones, earthquakes, and tsunamis. Speaking at the Global Health Emergency Workforce (GHEW) Country Preparedness workshop last week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) technical officer Dr Wendy Snowdon said Pacific […]