UNISDR Commends Fiji’s Efforts On Climate Change & Disaster

UNISDR Commends Fiji’s Efforts On Climate Change and Disaster Management

By Halitesh Datt, Fiji TV: http://fijitv.info/

10 July 2013, Nadi, Fiji - Fiji's effort in addressing climate change and disaster risk management has not gone unnoticed by the United Nations.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNISDR has been impressed with Fiji's actions after three disasters last year.

A top representative from the UNISR, Margareta Wahlstrom visited flood ravaged areas in Nadi during climate change and disaster risk management meetings.

Wahsltrom received firsthand experience of some of the measures put in place by Fiji such as early warning systems and flood management programmes.

However like other Pacific Island Countries, United Nations has identified that retaining experts here as a major challenge.

The Joint Meeting of the Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management and the Pacific Climate Change Roundtable is from 8 – 11 July and is jointly organised by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme. The meeting is hosted by the Government of Fiji.

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