Resilience to climate vulnerability and environmental risk (RECOVER) with a focus on small islands

 

This briefing note provides an overview of Fiji, a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. The primary aim is to present a comprehensive review of the climate and resource-use challenges facing Fiji, along with the ongoing efforts to address them. The report begins with a broader discussion of SIDS, highlighting the unique development, economic, and climate challenges they encounter. It then provides a brief background of Fiji before detailing the impacts of climate change on the country's critical resources, including water, energy, food, and infrastructure. The review concludes by discussing the adaptation measures currently being implemented by this small island nation.

This report highlights key insights from the state-of-art review on the availability, circulation and integrity of critical resources (e.g., food, water, energy, waste, and infrastructure) and associated climate impacts in the Maldives. This country review is the first in a series of three, conducted as part of the RECOVER project, a needs-driven initiative funded by Climate Adaptation and Resilience initiative (CLARE). The project is aimed at addressing climate change adaptation through a multi-risk and multi-sector approach in the Maldives, Mauritius and Fiji. This briefing report provides an overview on Maldives, a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) in the Indian Ocean, its climate and resource-use challenges, and ongoing efforts to address some of these.

This briefing note provides an overview on Mauritius, a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) in the Indian Ocean. The overall purpose is to provide a state-of-the-art review on the climate and resource-use challenges in Mauritius, and ongoing efforts to address some of these. The report begins by providing the big picture, or context of SIDS more generally, and the unique development, economic, and climate challenges they face. After a brief country background on Mauritius, the report details how climate change is impacting Mauritius’ critical resources such as water, energy, food, and infrastructure. The review ends with ongoing adaptation measures adopted by this small island nation.