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1 sie 2022 · Building seawalls, planting mangroves and improving drainage are no longer enough to save villages in many cases, says Shivanal Kumar, a climate-change adaptation specialist in Fiji’s economy...
25 wrz 2024 · In the next 30 years, Pacific Island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Fiji will experience at least 6 inches (15 centimeters) of sea level rise, according to an analysis by NASA’s sea level change science team.
21 paź 2021 · Fiji plans to move more than forty communities away from the coast, setting an example for vulnerable nations in managing rising sea levels in the twenty-first century.
18 lip 2023 · Sea level rise, which the IPCC reports predict will only worsen, is a major concern for Fiji where 76% of the nation’s population live within 5km of the coast. Some 42 vulnerable communities in Fiji have been identified for possible relocation.
An increasing number of Fijian settlements and communities face a confluence of impacts associated with sea level rise, changing rainfall patterns, and intensified hydro-metrological events driven by global climate change.
5 kwi 2023 · I'd read studies showing the region has experienced a temperature rise of 0.15C degrees every decade since 1950, and a sea level rise of 4mm per year since 1993 — faster than the world average ...
In line with Fiji’s participation at the plenary on addressing threats to sea-level rise is addressed through its National Climate Change Policy, which emphasises the importance of adaptation measures to protect coastal communities.
