Tag:Fiji

Disaster Risk Management

Fiji closes schools amid rain, flooding

Fiji on Monday, March 6, 2023, shut down school activities following a heavy rain warning and flood in some parts of the country. Fiji meteorological...

Michael Simire - March 6, 2023

Climate Change

COP27: Fiji, Tuvalu, Kenya, Chile become ‘friends’ of Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance

At the 27th United Nations Climate Conference (COP27) on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, Fiji, Tuvalu, Kenya and Chile took what observers describe as an...

Michael Simire - November 16, 2022

Climate Change

Fiji stresses importance of battles against climate change

A Fijian Minister on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 stressed the importance of dealing with climate change, saying the existential threat of climate change will...

Michael Simire - March 31, 2021

Climate Change

Forests vital to fight against climate change, says Fijian president

Fijian President, Jioji Konrote, on Friday, March 19, 2021 stressed the importance of forests in the fight against climate change. “We all know that the...

Michael Simire - March 19, 2021

Disaster Risk Management

UNDP provides help for schools in Fiji affected by cyclone

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) is helping Fiji to reach out to communities severely affected by tropical cyclone Yasa. The aim is to ensure schools...

Michael Simire - December 29, 2020

Disaster Risk Management

Cyclone Yasa leaves trail of destruction in parts of Fiji

A powerful cyclone that tore through Fiji late last week has caused havoc in some areas and left people without shelter and freshwater, Fiji...

Michael Simire - December 20, 2020

Cover

Climate change concerns as destructive Cyclone Yasa rips across Fiji

Barely a week after global celebrations for the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, Cyclone Yasa ripped across Fiji with destructive winds of up to...

Michael Simire - December 18, 2020

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Espinosa to diplomats: I seek your support for COP23

Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Patricia Espinosa, on Thursday, July 27, 2017 briefed embassies in Berlin, Germany...

admin - July 27, 2017

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