Fiji, an island nation in the South Pacific, faces sea-level rise, stronger storms, and pressure on its coastal communities. Climate policy is therefore a central concern for the country’s government and universities.
Fiji’s parliament passed the Climate Change Act 2021 on 23 September 2021. The act sets up a national climate framework covering adaptation, mitigation, and the displacement and relocation of affected communities, with attention to oceans. It is one of the more comprehensive climate laws in the Pacific region.
Suva, the capital, hosts the University of the South Pacific, a regional institution serving twelve Pacific island countries. Students interested in climate resilience can study policy, adaptation planning, and community responses there. The original version of this article claimed that 98 percent of Fiji’s population is vulnerable to climate change and cited programme statistics that could not be verified. Those claims have been removed.
Related Pacific climate reading on this site includes the guides to climate resilience in Samoa, climate change in Kiribati, and disaster resilience in Vanuatu.

