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The study was conducted to understand farmers’ and fishers’ perspectives such as which climate risks farmers and fishers in Fiji are facing, their exposure to cyclones and drought; and what coping and adaptation measures they are taking.

This brief explores how new satellite imagery technology can help predict the impact of tropical cyclones in climate vulnerable countries such as Fiji, analyze their potential compounding effects, and improve disaster risk management.

This study investigate cyclone-resistant features of traditional houses in Navala Village, which withstood 2016 Cyclone Winston. It shows the resilience benefits of traditional methods, materials and designs, suggesting adoption into current practices.

The Fiji Shelter Handbook focuses on shelter coordination and response in Fiji. The handbook holistically supports the shelter sector’s preparedness for and response to disasters such as cyclones, floods, droughts, earthquakes and tsunamis. This support

This document describes how Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) enables Fiji and Tonga, pacific island states, to assess disaster and climate risk and rapidly identify damage to the environment in post-disaster situations.

Linking humanitarian response and development is a key agenda driven by multiple factors across both humanitarian and development landscapes. It is also a topical issue in Fiji, a South Pacific Island nation which is exposed to natural hazards

This brief outlines research conducted to learn from Fiji’s experience of response and recovery after Tropical Cyclone Winston hit in 2016. The research found that the humanitarian response to the cyclone had no substantive influence on the longer-term

Pacific island countries are exposed to significant risks from natural disasters. As a disaster relief measure, Fiji allowed pre-retirement pension withdrawls in the wake of Cyclone Winston in 2016. Motivated by this policy action, this paper provides a