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Fiji's cyclone season is November to April. The Fiji Red Cross has trained 900 volunteers and restocked 36 supply containers for rapid disaster response, including care for the elderly and disabled.

The National Disaster Risk Management Bill (Bill No 6 of 2024) is designed to build a more resilient Fiji.

Approximately 171,611 Fijians in the Rewa Delta, Naitasiri, and parts of Tailevu will now benefit from 17 newly installed Flood Early Warning Systems.

Parametric insurance is poised to expand in Fiji, with the signing of a new partnership between the Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF), SUN Insurance, Tower Insurance and the InsuResilience Solutions Fund (ISF or the Fund).

In the next 30 years, Pacific Island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Fiji will experience at least 8 inches (15 centimeters) of sea level rise, according to an analysis by NASA’s sea level change science team.

Parametric climate insurance is ideal for delivering immediate financial relief to vulnerable communities like smallholder farmers, fishers and market vendors following climate-related disasters.

Fiji's early warning system is set for an upgrade that will enhance the country's ability to issue timely warnings for seismic events, substantially reducing risks to life and property across Fiji and the broader Pacific region.

The project’s objective is to provide an affordable solution to low and middle-income households and SMEs by offering market-based climate and disaster risk financing (CDRF) instruments tailored to the specific needs of Pacific communities.