National Climate Change Policy 2012

1. National Climate Change Policy 2012 Waisea Vosa Climate Change Unit Division of Political and Treaties Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

2. Purpose of Fiji’s NCCP • The policy provides a platform for coordination among sectors, and direction on national positions and priorities regarding climate change mitigation and adaptation.

3. Policy Vision • A responsible and exemplary Fiji, leading the Pacific in combating climate change and achieving resilience, while attaining sustainable development.  

4. Mission Statements • To increase Fiji’s capacity to cope with the impacts of climate change by strengthening institutional and legal framework, providing sound scientific information, and implementing effective awareness and education initiatives • To maximise access to  and secure globally available financing for climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts • To strengthen Fiji’s support towards neighbouring Pacific Island countries that are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change • To strengthen engagement in international climate change policy processes and fulfil obligations on climate change mitigation and adaptation.

5. Policy Goals • Support the implementation of Fiji’s Roadmap for democracy and sustainable socio-economic development 2009–2014 under the People’s charter for change, peace and progress. • Promote integration of climate change issues in national planning, budgeting and implementation processes. • Provide guidance to government on its responses to climate change issues. • Guide sectors to develop appropriate climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. • Support sourcing of resources and assistance from regional and international agencies to address climate change issues. • Contribute to regional actions and to meeting international commitments.

6. Policy Principles • Long-term sustainability • An integrated approach • Community ownership • Strategic partnerships • Scientifically sound and appropriate information • Reporting and feedback mechanisms • Monitoring and evaluation • Equity and fairness • Practical, affordable and appropriate solutions • Gender considerations • Incorporating lessons learnt • International collaboration

7. Policy Objectives • Mainstreaming • Data collection, storage and sharing • Awareness raising • Education and training • Adaptation • Mitigation • Financing • Government’s commitments to regional and international instruments

8. Policy Strategies • Many of the strategies outlined in this policy cut across sectors and will require the contribution of a number of agencies and organisations for effective implementation. • A lead agency and implementing agencies have been identified for each strategy. • lead agency - responsible for initiating and coordinating programmes and initiatives in line with the strategy.   • The implementing agencies, in collaboration with the lead agency, will implement projects and initiatives to support the achievement of the strategy.

9. Implementation Framework • The policy implementation framework describes the policy strategies and identifies the agencies responsible for their implementation. • The framework will inform sectoral annual corporate plans. • The NCCAS and JNAP for CCA and DRM provide detailed and sector-specific actions for implementation of adaptation measures.

10. Objective 5: Adaptation • Integrate climate change adaptation strategies and actions into national sectoral planning to streamline responses. • Include vulnerability assessment and climate change impact projections into resource management planning, such as integrated coastal and watershed management plans. • Develop adaptation technologies that take traditional knowledge into account and are culturally acceptable

11. Objective 5: Adaptation • Support the ecosystem based approach throughout Fiji, recognising that ecosystem services, such as food security, natural hazard mitigation and physical coastal buffer zones increase resilience • Assess poverty, health and food security issues to determine their vulnerabilities in future policies and initiatives • Use appropriate consultation mechanisms for the participation of all members of the community in the planning, management and implementation of adaptation measures

12. Objective 5: Adaptation • Mobilise resources and all sectors to support the implementation of relevant national adaptation strategies and plans, such as the National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, the planned Joint National Action Plan for CCA • Implement best practice adaptation measures, based on sound scientific research, and lessons learnt from local, regional and international experiences

13. Objective 5: Adaptation • Undertake national research to identify effective adaptation measures to support sector-specific adaptation • Establish a monitoring and evaluation system to determine the success of national, sectoral and local initiatives.

14. NCCP STRUCTURE

15. PROPOSED NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE STRUCTURE

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