{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"geography":["Fiji"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":325,"relation":"eq"},"page":3,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?geography=Fiji&page=3","next":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?geography=Fiji&page=4","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"gclifun-005280","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/gclifun-005280","title":"Multi-country Project Advancing Early Warnings for All (EW4All) Antigua and Barbuda, Cambodia, Chad, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Somalia","publisher":{"name":"Green Climate Fund","organization":"green-climate-fund"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2025-03-12","source_url":"https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp258.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Green Climate Fund (GCF) proposal, implemented by the UNDP, seeks USD 103.25 million in grants to advance the 'Early Warnings for All' (EW4All) initiative across seven vulnerable countries. The project focuses on four pillars: disaster risk knowledge, observation and forecasting, warning dissemination, and preparedness and response. It aims to reach millions of direct and indirect beneficiaries by upgrading hydrometeorological infrastructure, implementing AI-driven forecasting, and establishing inclusive, last-mile communication protocols, with a strong emphasis on gender and disability inclusion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005280#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The project requests a total of USD 103,246,722 in GCF grants, with an additional USD 11.34 million in co-financing, bringing the total financing to USD 114,586,309.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005280#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The initiative targets seven countries with varying levels of direct beneficiaries: Ethiopia (16 million), Somalia (7.6 million), Chad (1.2 million), Cambodia (514,098), Ecuador (513,900), Fiji (416,282), and Antigua and Barbuda (91,500).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005280#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project is structured around two main outputs: Output 1 focuses on global and regional coordination and technical support led by WMO and UNDRR, while Output 2 implements national-level investments in the seven target countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005280#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A primary goal is to transition disaster risk management from a reactive approach to one based on preparation and anticipatory action through the use of Impact-Based Forecasting (IbF).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005280#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project emphasizes inclusivity, specifically targeting women, children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities, including the use of the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) and accessible formats for warnings.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005280#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"For Chad, the intervention focuses on moving from a siloed food-security approach to a multi-hazard system, addressing high poverty and conflict-affected contexts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005280#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Ecuador, the project will establish a National Framework for Climate Services (NFCS) and a National Climate Finance Framework to ensure the sustainability of climate services.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005280#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Ethiopia's project will create a central National Risk Data Hub managed by the EDRMC to collect and share multi-hazard, disability-inclusive risk data.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005280#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Fiji's interventions include the use of AI and machine learning to improve prediction accuracy and the expansion of the Starlink network and maritime radio to achieve 100% EWS coverage.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005280#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Somalia's project will operationalize the National Roadmap for Implementation of EW4All 2024-2027, focusing on harmonizing data collection between federal ministries and regional bodies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005280#insight-10","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Cambodia's plan includes upgrading the Cambodia Disaster Damage & Loss Information System (CamDi) and operationalizing a shock-responsive social protection mechanism in target provinces.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005280#insight-11","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project aims to leverage the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) to fill gaps in the Global Basic Observing Network (GBON).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005280#insight-12","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change adaptation","disaster risk reduction","climate finance","sea level rise","tropical cyclone"],"geography_discussed":["Barbuda"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["funding proposal","strategic planning"]},{"id":"gclifun-005281","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/gclifun-005281","title":"Adapting tuna-dependent Pacific Island communities and economies to climate change Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu","publisher":{"name":"Green Climate Fund","organization":"green-climate-fund"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2025-03-12","source_url":"https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp259.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Regional Tuna Programme (RTP) addresses two primary climate threats in the Pacific: the loss of coral reef fish as a protein source and the eastward shift of tuna biomass away from national exclusive economic zones (EEZs). The programme will deploy 333 anchored Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) to help coastal communities catch tuna, improve the distribution of industrial tuna bycatch to urban areas, and develop an Advanced Warning System (AWS) to provide high-resolution forecasts of tuna redistribution. This AWS is intended to serve as an economic planning tool to help tuna-dependent nations negotiate the retention of fishing license revenues. The project targets 790,000 direct beneficiaries and 2.5 million indirect beneficiaries across 14 participating countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005281#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Climate change is projected to reduce the production of coastal fisheries in the Pacific Island region by 10-73% by 2050 under RCP8.5 and 7-65% under RCP4.5 due to ocean warming and acidification.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005281#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Ocean warming is causing tuna biomass to redistribute eastward and poleward, which is projected to reduce the average annual combined tuna catch from the EEZs of tuna-dependent Pacific Island countries in equatorial waters by 20% (range 10%-30%) by 2050 under RCP 8.5.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005281#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Nine tuna-dependent Pacific Island countries obtain an average of 32% (ranging from 4% to 70%) of their total non-aid government revenue from tuna-fishing access fees.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005281#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Under RCP8.5, the redistribution of tuna to the high seas is projected to reduce total fishing access fees for nine tuna-dependent countries by an average of approximately 90 million USD per year by 2050.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005281#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"By 2035, population growth and climate-driven reef degradation will create a demand for an additional 75,000 tonnes of fish per year to maintain the nutritional security of coastal and urban communities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005281#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The programme will deploy 333 anchored FADs to provide additional tuna meals for 560,000 people in coastal communities, with an expected delivery of 9 to 18 million fish meals per year.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005281#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Improvements to the supply and distribution of bycatch from industrial transshipping operations are expected to provide approximately 13 million additional fish meals per year for 290,000 people in urban and peri-urban communities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005281#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Advanced Warning System (AWS) will improve the spatial resolution of tuna distribution models from 2 x 2 degrees to 1 x 1 degree to reduce uncertainty in economic planning.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005281#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The programme's total financing is 156.8 million USD, consisting of 107.4 million USD requested from the GCF as a grant and 49.3 million USD in co-financing.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005281#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The programme targets 790,000 direct beneficiaries and 2.5 million indirect beneficiaries, the latter primarily consisting of populations living within 1 km of the coast who will benefit from improved meteorological and disaster forecasts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005281#insight-10","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["ocean acidification","food security","climate finance","climate change adaptation"],"geography_discussed":["Western and Central Pacific Ocean"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["funding proposal","adaptation strategy","economic impact assessment"]},{"id":"ciel-000072","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/ciel-000072","title":"Govern Geoengineering","publisher":{"name":"Center for International Environmental Law","organization":"center-for-international-environmental-law"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2025-03-05","source_url":"https://www.ciel.org/govern-geoengineering/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report asserts that geoengineering is not an unregulated frontier but is subject to restrictive international laws, including a de facto moratorium by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and regulations under the London Convention/London Protocol (LC/LP). It warns that a proliferation of outdoor experiments, driven by voluntary carbon markets and recent COP29 decisions, threatens biodiversity and human rights. The author calls for a ban on outdoor experiments and the establishment of an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-000072#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) established a de facto moratorium on all geoengineering in 2010, which was reaffirmed in 2016 and 2024. 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Supported by the Climate Adaptation and Protected Areas (CAPA) Initiative, the group focuses on reforestation, agroforestry, and riparian restoration to protect biodiversity and improve local livelihoods. 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It emphasizes the disproportionate vulnerability of women and marginalized groups and recommends specific nature-based solutions (NbS) and gender-responsive measures to enhance climate resilience across six districts: Kubulau, Dawasamu, Nakorotubu, Namalata, Bua, and Bureta.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002888#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Fiji has experienced temperature increases of approximately 0.8-1.0°C throughout the 20th century, and sea levels have risen by more than 6 mm per year since 1993, which is higher than the global average.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002888#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Extreme weather events cause severe economic and physical damage; for example, Tropical Cyclone Winston in 2016 impacted over 540,000 people and caused estimated disaster effects of USD 900 million, representing 20% of Fiji's GDP.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002888#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 2025 INFORM Risk Index ranks Fiji 103rd out of 191 countries, with high risk scores specifically for coastal flooding (7.1), tsunamis (7.1), and tropical cyclones (6.9).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002888#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate change disproportionately affects women in Fiji due to structural gender inequality and their reliance on vulnerable sectors; women often face increased distances to collect water during droughts and are underrepresented in fisheries management decision-making.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002888#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Non-climatic drivers that exacerbate vulnerability include forest deforestation for farming, unsustainable fishing practices, and improper infrastructure such as old water drainage systems and river gravel extraction.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002888#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Recommended nature-based solutions (NbS) for adaptation include agroforestry to combat drought, planting mangroves and vetiver grass to prevent coastal erosion, and using biological pest control for crop infestations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002888#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["nature-based solutions","climate change adaptation","tropical cyclone","sea level rise","coastal erosion","ocean acidification","coral bleaching","drought","agroforestry","Mangrove restoration","social inclusion","biodiversity conservation","climate finance","national adaptation plan"],"geography_discussed":["Kubulau","Dawasamu","Nakorotubu","Namalata","Bua","Bureta","Viti Levu","Vanua Levu"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["climate risk assessment","vulnerability analysis","policy review"]},{"id":"napglob-000297","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/napglob-000297","title":"Climate Change Adaptation Investment Plans Frequently asked questions","publisher":{"name":"NAP Global Network","organization":"nap-global-network"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2025-03","source_url":"https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/napgn-en-2025-ccaip-faq.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document defines a climate change adaptation investment plan (CCAIP) as a detailed set of investment-ready priority activities linked to specific financial sources. 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The GCF reporting system captures only a narrow range of impacts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004760#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"HWFW RA-tagged projects have successfully supported climate-smart agriculture in LDCs and African States, and improved water security through hard infrastructure in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004760#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Health and wellbeing benefits typically occur as indirect co-benefits of food or water security improvements rather than as primary project goals.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004760#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Gender and social equity considerations are well-integrated at the project design stage, but monitoring and reporting of these co-benefits remain weak and are rarely reported by AEs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004760#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The GCF's risk tolerance for innovation is perceived as low, often requiring evidence of effectiveness for novel approaches, which contradicts the requirement for projects to demonstrate innovation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004760#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The GCF acts more as a scaler of existing, proven innovations rather than an incubator of new, untested solutions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004760#insight-10","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The purpose and role of RAs are insufficiently understood across the GCF ecosystem, leading the evaluation to recommend a full rearticulation and reformulation of the RA set.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004760#insight-11","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["food security","water security","public health","Climate-smart agriculture","climate resilience","climate change adaptation","climate finance","gender equality","indigenous people","Environmental and Social Safeguards","technology transfer"],"geography_discussed":["Fiji","Grenada","Namibia","Marshall Islands","Senegal","Tajikistan","Africa","Asia-Pacific","Latin America and the Caribbean","Eastern Europe","Morocco"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["independent evaluation","portfolio analysis","benchmarking study","case study"]},{"id":"napglob-000301","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/napglob-000301","title":"Progress and Learning Report 2024","publisher":{"name":"NAP Global Network","organization":"nap-global-network"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2025","source_url":"https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/napgn-en-2025-nap-gn-progress-learning-report-2024.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The NAP Global Network's 2024 report details its progress in supporting developing countries with National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes through technical assistance, South-South peer learning, and knowledge production. The Network has supported 70 countries to date, with over 60% of technical assistance directed toward Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Key 2024 achievements include the launch of a new peer learning strategy, the publication of over 180 knowledge products, and the implementation of a monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) framework. The report highlights specific 'stories of change' in countries like Costa Rica, Rwanda, and Côte d’Ivoire, demonstrating the transition from planning to implementation and the integration of gender and social inclusion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000301#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The NAP Global Network has achieved significant reach over its first decade, providing technical assistance to 70 countries and facilitating peer learning for 80 developing countries. More than 60% of its technical assistance has been targeted at least developed countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000301#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Network has largely exceeded its 2025 strategic targets in several areas: it has supported 30 new countries with technical assistance since June 2020, assisted 17 countries in transitioning from planning to implementation, and published over 180 knowledge products.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000301#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In 2024, the Network expanded its peer learning model to include regional cohorts and its first 1:1 peer learning partnership, such as the collaboration between Namibia and Zambia focused on the transition from planning to implementation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000301#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Technical support mechanisms in 2024 included the short-term Country Support Hub (CSH), which completed 125 requests all-time, and long-term In-Country NAP Support Programs (ICPs), with 12 active programs in 2024.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000301#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Network's knowledge products have a high rate of adoption; 53% of multi-sector NAPs submitted to the UNFCCC as of December 2024 mention the NAP Global Network or its Secretariat (IISD), and 39% cite at least one of its knowledge products.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000301#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Case studies demonstrate tangible impacts of the Network's support: Costa Rica secured USD 3.5 million for water reservoirs after a successful pilot, and Rwanda attracted USD 29 million from the Climate Investment Funds for the Resilient Landscapes and Communities in Kaduha-Gitwe Corridor project following the operationalization of a MEL system.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000301#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Network identified several key thematic lessons in 2024, including the need for dedicated communication strategies to engage finance and sector ministries, and the utility of the NAP Costing Tool (developed with Fiji) to help countries estimate implementation costs and mobilize finance.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000301#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["national adaptation plan","climate change adaptation","South–South cooperation","climate finance","nature-based solutions","ecosystem-based adaptation","Nationally Determined Contributions","Private sector engagement","Climate risk assessment"],"geography_discussed":["Liberia","Philippines","Zimbabwe","Belize","Maldives","Honduras","Vietnam","Namibia","Zambia","Grenada","Costa Rica","Rwanda","Ivory Coast","Dominican Republic","Albania","Suriname","Pakistan","Nigeria","Fiji"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["progress report","impact assessment","case study"]},{"id":"napglob-000437","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/napglob-000437","title":"Climate-Related Human Mobility Across Different Levels of Adaptation Governance","publisher":{"name":"NAP Global Network","organization":"nap-global-network"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2025","source_url":"https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Research-Report_Climate-Related-Human-Mobility-Across-Different-Levels-of-Adaptation-Governance-compressed.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report analyzes the integration of human mobility into National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), finding that while 83% of submitted NAPs reference mobility, most lack detailed strategies for sub-national implementation. 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EbA is currently more prominent, but NbS mentions are more frequent in documents published after 2021, indicating increased traction following the 2019 Climate Action Summit.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000295#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Ecosystems, biodiversity, and the environment are identified as priority sectors in 49 out of 57 NAPs. \"Biodiversity\" (26 countries) and \"ecosystems\" (23 countries) are the most common terms used in these priority sector titles.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000295#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Forest, marine and coastal, freshwater, and agricultural ecosystems are the most frequently identified as vulnerable in climate risk assessments. 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The report also highlights the LORTA impact evaluation programme, evidence reviews on just transition and market-based approaches, and the progress of a Management Action Report on the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme, where the Secretariat agreed to all 15 recommendations with varying levels of implementation progress.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004695#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The evaluation of the GCF Policy on the Protection of Whistleblowers and Witnesses (PPWW) found that while the policy aligns with GCF goals, it requires better integration into the broader policy and integrity landscape and more consistent guidance to ensure trust and predictability.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004695#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"An evaluation of the GCF Investment Framework concluded that it effectively promotes a paradigm shift toward low-emission and climate-resilient development and ensures consistency in decision-making, but it becomes largely irrelevant after a funding proposal is approved due to misalignment with other frameworks like the Risk Management Framework (RMF).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004695#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The evaluation of the GCF's energy sector portfolio noted that while the Fund has significant reach and volume, its goals for catalysing a global energy sector paradigm shift are not clearly articulated, and it has struggled to engage the right actors for coordinated programming.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004695#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The energy sector evaluation further identified that risk management is inadequately operationalized, with a mismatch between actual and stated risk appetite, and that result management is underdeveloped due to poor quality at entry and conceptual gaps in measuring effectiveness.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004695#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The LORTA impact evaluation programme has engaged over 90 GCF-funded project teams, with 29 projects onboarded (approximately 10% of all approved projects), producing robust impact evaluations for projects in Malawi (FP002) and Bangladesh (FP069).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004695#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A realist review on just transition in developing countries identified common enablers across sectors, such as political will, social dialogue, and robust financing, while common barriers included bureaucratic hurdles and unequal benefit distribution.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004695#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The IEU is conducting a peer review of its evaluation function with the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG), which began with a self-evaluation in 2024 and is expected to conclude in mid-2025.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004695#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the Management Action Report for the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme (RPSP), the Secretariat agreed to all 15 recommendations; 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These initiatives aim to address climate risks such as sea level rise, tidal surges, and flooding, while simultaneously tackling biodiversity loss and improving food security for local communities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003308#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"NbS projects in Fiji are disproportionately concentrated in the northern and western divisions, which is attributed to the vulnerability of communities in those areas, government guidance to donors, and existing NGO-community relationships.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003308#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The majority of NbS projects in Fiji focus on coastal protection, specifically through the planting of mangroves, driven by the National Adaptation Plan and government priorities to replace or supplement concrete seawalls with hybrid solutions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003308#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Riverbank stabilization is being implemented across the Central, Western, and Northern divisions using vetiver grass technology and locally sourced boulders to prevent silt runoff, reduce inland flooding, and protect freshwater ecosystems from eutrophication.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003308#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Hybrid coastal protection structures are being deployed, combining mangrove forests with boulder walls approximately 2 metres high to mitigate coastal inundation, tidal surges, and saltwater intrusion into freshwater tables.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003308#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Reforestation efforts are targeting native forests to increase resilience against extreme winds during cyclones and to create future carbon trading potential, such as the project reforesting approximately 43 hectares of land with native hardwood and fruit trees.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-003308#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["nature-based solutions","ecosystem-based adaptation","Mangrove restoration","coastal management","reforestation","biodiversity conservation","sea level rise","carbon sequestration","agroforestry"],"geography_discussed":["Northern Division","Western Division","Central Division","Vanuatu","Tonga","Papua New Guinea","Solomon Islands"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["inventory","case study"]},{"id":"iisd-001835","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-001835","title":"Good Practices for Designing Effective, Inclusive, and Sustainable Nature-Based Solutions for Adaptation","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2024-08","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2024-08/nature-based-solutions-for-adaptation-good-practices.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document synthesizes international standards—including those from the IUCN, CBD, and FEBA—into a practical framework for nature-based solutions (NbS) for adaptation. It defines NbS for adaptation as actions that protect, restore, and manage ecosystems to strengthen the resilience of communities and ecosystems to climate change. The core of the brief is a set of eight good practices, which include conducting climate risk assessments, ensuring equitable distribution of benefits, prioritizing biodiversity health, and employing inclusive governance. 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