23 October 2009

Fiji: Report calls for disaster plans

Source(s): Fiji Times

Some of the damage caused by the floods this year could have been avoided had the sugar industry and government invested adequately in the maintaining ecosystems, particularly the drainage systems according to a IUCN/FLIS report released early this month.

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Themes Environment and ecosystems Water Preparedness Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

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