Strengthening the Adaptive Capacity of Coastal Communities of Fiji to Climate Change through Nature-Based Seawalls

The project will deliver an integrated package of adaptation interventions under two outcomes to address the root causes of vulnerability to climate change impacts associated with sea-level rise, Tropical Cyclones (TCs), saltwater intrusion and coastal erosion in at-risk coastal communities. The approach centres on a strong enabling environment for climate-resilient coastal protection as well as providing the funding needed to install NbSs in vulnerable sites. This financing of concrete adaptation action would enable communities to adapt to adverse climate impacts in the short-term and enhance their resilience in the long-term. This approach responds to vulnerabilities identified as a national priority and detailed at the local level in selected priority communities as described above. The project interventions will enhance resilience in target communities to ensure continued well-being and sustainable livelihoods without the need for relocation. Beyond the target communities, enhanced institutional capacity within the MoAW and other key stakeholders in extension structures will enable the upscaling of NbS approaches to coastal protection in other vulnerable sites across Fiji, providing support to additional communities that are not direct beneficiaries of concrete adaptation investments under this project. The project is composed of the following outcomes, outputs and activities.