Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance in Fiji
As part of the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance, the Fiji Red Cross Society, together with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, aims to enhance community resilience to floods and storms through local engagement and capacity building.
Over 12 years, the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance in Fiji proposes targeted resilience work in three areas: Ba Province in the Western Division, the Rewa River catchment area near Suva, and the Labasa River catchment area around the town of Labasa on Vanua Levu, Fiji’s second largest island. Lessons learned in Fiji will be used to replicate best practice and to scale up influence across Samoa, Tonga, Solomon Islands, and Kiribati, four of the countries which are part of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Pacific Country Cluster Delegation, and also the Early Warning for All (EW4All) initiative in the Pacific.
This country brief provides a snapshot of the program, including a summary of the impact of floods and storms in Fiji, the program objectives and the role of the Fiji Red Cross Society and IFRC.