Fiji
Kilikali Settlement, located in Nasinu outside of Suva, has been making significant strides in environmental consciousness and community empowerment. At sixty years of age with an amputated leg, Viliame Umu saw Live and Learn’s Atoll…
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Matainaborosisi settlement in Fiji is a small community with 28 households and a population of over 60 people. Located in the vicinity of Veisari, this settlement primarily engages in subsistence farming for food security, their…
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As part of the Climate Resilient Islands programme, communities in Fiji participated in information gathering on community assets, values, livelihoods and challenges. This data was used to produce each community’s Community Resilience Profile. These profiles…
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The Climate Resilient Home Gardening guide was created as part of Live & Learn’s Atoll Food Futures Project, which is funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. By using the information in this guide families can build their knowledge on growing an abundance of fresh and nutritious vegetables.
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Each community participating in the Climate Resilient Islands programme was asked to discuss and agree on an image that symbolises the community’s resilience. This symbol is closely linked within the Community Resilience Profiles to resilience…
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As part of the Climate Resilient Islands programme, communities in Fiji and Vanuatu were surveyed to assess their levels of food security. Questions asked related to times when households went hungry because of lack of…
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As part of the Climate Resilient Islands programme, communities in Fiji were surveyed to assess their livelihoods, incomes and expenses. Questions asked related to sizes of households, sources of income, whether there were multiple sources…
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Climate Resilient Islands communities across Fiji are facing a range of disasters and challenges to their resilience. But many actions are being taken to prepare for disaster and strengthen their adaptation. The country’s ND-GAIN Resilience…
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Climate Resilient Islands communities were asked to describe their most important values and assets, and their vulnerabilities and risks, to contribute to their Community Resilience Profiles. These ranged from material to natural, as well as…
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