Fiji needs better urban planning to reduce climate change impact, says researcher

Fiji needs better urban planning to reduce climate change impact, says researcher

24 APRIL 2017
Adaptation Climate Change Disaster Risk Management Disaster risk reduction Government, law and administration Human Settlements Risks Urban planning

The effects of climate change on vulnerable areas throughout Fiji could be reduced if the island nation adopts several more land planning measures, says a local researcher.

Speaking at a Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development (PaCE-SD) seminar today about “Disaster Risk Reduction from a Physical Planning Perspective: Fiji”, Joeli Varo, a Lands Officer for the government’s Sustainable Land Use Planning and Development Unit, says there are two ways in which Fiji can both mitigate and adapt to flooding.

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Source: Asia Pacific Report

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