Villagers undertake climate-smart agriculture training
Over 50 families of Suweni in Cakaudrove received climate-smart agriculture training from Live and Learn Fiji, through their Drought Recovery and Climate Resilience Project. This is one of the 29 villages selected for the project. Project Manager, Kolosa Matebalavu says the initiative aims to improve food security for people in communities vulnerable to climate change […]
Project to assist vulnerable communities
A Drought Recovery and Climate Resilient Project has been launched to build more adaptive and resilient communities in Fiji, particularly in the Northern Division. The United States has committed close to $1million for this project, which will be implemented in collaboration with Live and Learn Fiji. The project will help address the interlinked challenges of […]
Cabinet approves team
Cabinet has approved the formation of a National Emergency Response Team. National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) director Vasiti Soko confirmed this while delivering her closing remarks at a five-day emergency operation centre training at the Fiji Teachers Union Hall on Friday. “This is nothing new in the disaster space globally,” she said. “Solomon Islands is […]
Conserving forests: ‘High integrity carbon projects are important’
In a bid to assist landowners and communities, representatives of Plan Vivo, an internationally recognised Standard for the Voluntary Carbon Market(VCM), visited Fiji last week. The Scotland-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) certifies forest carbon projects that are led by local communities and are proud to certify several forest conservation projects within the Pacific Islands. Plan Vivo […]
Let’s ‘be the change’ on World Water Day and beyond
Savusavu, Fiji, 22 March 2023 – Today, children from 10 schools in the Northern Division in Fiji were among the first in the world to celebrate World Water Day by taking part in an oratory and drama contest organized by the Ministry of Public Works, Meteorological Services and Transport and UNICEF. The contest has provided a platform for […]
CSOs, university help with pandemic recovery
Three Fijian organisations were able to assist thousands of Fijians sustainably navigate the economic challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic through funding provided by USAID. The three were the Foundation for Rural Integrated Enterprise and Development (FRIEND), University of Fiji, and Live and Learn Environment Education Fiji. FRIEND project manager Melaia Salacakau said with the funding, […]