Republic of Fiji National Adaptation Plan

The Republic of Fiji's 2018 National Adaptation Plan (NAP) provides a strategic framework to address climate vulnerabilities through 160 prioritised actions. The plan focuses on systemic changes—such as horizontal and vertical integration of climate risk into planning—and sectoral adaptations in food security, health, human settlements, infrastructure, and biodiversity. It emphasizes a 'theory of change' where adaptation is synonymous with climate-resilient development, integrating ecosystem-based and human-rights-based approaches to protect vulnerable populations and critical economic sectors from hazards like tropical cyclones, sea-level rise, and flooding.

• The NAP identifies 160 prioritised adaptation measures to be implemented over five years, categorized into five system components and five sectoral components.
• Fiji's climate is characterized by a warming trend, with mean air temperature increasing by 0.90°C over the last half century, and sea levels rising by 4.7mm per year between 1993 and 2015.
• Tropical cyclones are a primary hazard; while their overall frequency is decreasing, the proportion of severe events is increasing. Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston in 2016 caused US$0.9 billion in losses, approximately 33% of Fiji's GDP.
• Food security is threatened by sea-level rise, salinity intrusion in coastal agricultural lands, and the vulnerability of staple crops like rice, taro, and yams to climate change.
• Coastal fisheries are expected to decline due to the degradation of coral reefs, sea grasses, and mangroves, with one study projecting a maximum catch potential decline of up to 50%.
• Public health is vulnerable to climate-sensitive diseases, specifically dengue fever, typhoid fever, leptospirosis, and diarrhoeal disease, which often outbreak following floods or cyclones.
• Human settlements are highly exposed, with 90% of the population living in coastal areas. Informal settlements are identified as 'vulnerability hot spots' due to limited services and high exposure to hazards.
• Infrastructure requires significant investment to become resilient, with the Climate Vulnerability Assessment estimating a need for nearly FJD 9 billion over ten years.
• Biodiversity is threatened by ocean warming and acidification, particularly coral reefs. Marine ecosystem services are valued at FJD 2.5 billion annually, with a projected loss of FJD 2 billion by 2050.
• The NAP identifies several adaptation barriers, including information and technology gaps, governance silos, financial literacy deficits, and biological limits such as the inability of corals to adapt to 1.5°C or 2°C warming.
• The plan emphasizes 'Horizontal Integration' to mainstream climate issues into national development planning and 'Vertical Integration' to link national strategies with sub-national and community-level planning.
• The NAP adopts a gender and human rights-based approach, recognizing that climate impacts are not gender-neutral and that disadvantaged groups, including women, children, and the LGBTQ community, require targeted support.

APA

NAP Global Network (2018). Republic of Fiji National Adaptation Plan. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/fiji-country-report-V7.pdf

Chicago

NAP Global Network. Republic of Fiji National Adaptation Plan. 2018. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/fiji-country-report-V7.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{napglobalnetwork2018republic, author = {{NAP Global Network}}, title = {{Republic of Fiji National Adaptation Plan}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2018}, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/fiji-country-report-V7.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }