Every Fijian, regardless of where they live, will have access to life-saving early warning information when disasters strike under a USD$12.9 million (FJD $29.5m) project launched today.
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The project, funded by the Green Climate Fund and coordinated by the United Nations Development Programme, comes as Fiji enters cyclone season with rural and maritime communities especially vulnerable to climate change impacts.
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UNDP Pacific Office Resident Representative, Ms. Munkhtuya Altangerel, said every person living across Fiji's islands needed access to early warning systems, emergency shelters, and energy to ensure dignity and prevent loss of life.
The project supports Fiji's National Disaster Risk Reduction Policy 2018-2030 and commitments under the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
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