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Fiji National Assessment Report FIJI NATIONAL ASSESSMENT REPORT 5-year Review of Progress Made in Addressing Vulnerabilities of Small Islands Developing States Through Implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for Further Implementation (MSI) of the Barbados Programme of Action (BPOA) JANUARY 2010 Acknowledgements This report has been compiled on behalf of the Government of Fiji and I would like to acknowledge and express gratitude on the assistance rendered by the Permanent Secretary for National Planning Mr Pita Wise, the Deputy Secretary Mr Krishna Prasad and the officers of the Ministry of National Planning for their invaluable contribution in providing information and collaboration in putting together this report. Departments and Ministries My appreciation is also extended to the following departments, ministries, private organizations and NGOs for their comments and inputs in the compilation of the report: • Ministry of Education, National Heritage, Culture & Arts, Youth & Sports • Ministry of Fisheries & Forests • Ministry of Health • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation & Civil Aviation • Ministry of Works, Transport & Public Utilities • Ministry of Lands, Mineral Resources & Environment • Ministry of National Planning • Ministry of Public Enterprises, Tourism & Communications Organisations • Reserve Bank of Fiji • Fiji Electricity Authority Pio Tabaiwalu- Consultant i Abbreviations AAA Accra Agenda for Action AAPs Affirmative Action Programmes ADB Asian Development Bank ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution ALP Alternative Livelihood Project ALTA Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Act AMA Agriculture Marketing Authority ASA Air Services Agreement BFHI Baby Friendly Hospital Initiatives BNPL Basic Needs Poverty Line BQA Bilateral Quarantine Agreement CAAFI Civil Aviation Authority of the Fiji Islands CFB Customary Fisheries Bill CFC Chlorofluorocarbons CHARM Comprehensive Hazard and Risk Management CID Criminal Investigations Division CIDA Coconut Industry Development Authority CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CMDA Capital Markets Development Authority CO2 Carbon Dioxide COIFS Commission of Inquiry into Financial Services CSO Civil Society Organisations DDA Demand Driven Approach DDB Divisional Development Boards DNR Department of National Roads DoE Department of Energy DPP Director of Public Prosecutions DSAP Development of Sustainable Agriculture EEO Equal Employment Opportunity EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone EFF Export Finance Facility EGM Emperor Gold Mining Company Limited EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMA Environment Management Act ERP Employment Relations Promulgation 2007 EU European Union ii EPP Export Promotion Programme FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation FASANOC Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee FDB Fiji Development Bank FDI Foreign Direct Investment FEA Fiji Electricity Authority FHCL Fiji Hardwood Corporation Limited FIC Forum Island Country FICI Food Import Capability Index FICL Fiji Investment Corporation Limited FIEC Fiji Education Commission FIMSA Fiji Islands Maritime Safety Administration FIRC Foreign Investment Registration Certificates FIRCA Fiji Islands Revenue and Customs Authority FIT Fiji Institute of Technology FIU Financial Intelligence Unit FMF Flour Mills of Fiji FNDP Fiji National Disability Policy FNPF Fiji National Provident Fund FOI Freedom of Information FSAP Financial Sector Assessment Programme FSC Fiji Sugar Corporation FSFE Fiji Seventh Form Examination FSLC Fiji School Leaving Certificate FSMed Fiji School of Medicine FSN Fiji School of Nursing FSP Foundation of the People of the South Pacific FRUP Fiji Road Upgrading Project FTIB Fiji Islands Trade and Investment Bureau FTR Financial Transactions Reporting GDP Gross Domestic Product GEM Gender Empowerment Measure GIS Geographic Information System GWh Giga Watts per hour HA Housing Authority HACCP Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point HART Housing Assistance Relief Trust HASAWA Health and Safety at Work Act 1996 HDI Human Development Index HIES Household Income & Expenditure Survey HRIS Human Resource Management Information System iii ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization ICT Information & Communication Technology IHR International Health Regulation IHRDPEP Integrated Human Resource Development Programme for Employment Promotion ILO International Labour Organization IMCI Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses IMO International Maritime Organisation IPP Independent Power Producers IPM Integrated Pest Management IRB International Rugby Board IPS Investment Policy Statement ISO International Organisation for Standardisation ISP Import Substitution Programme ISPS International Ships and Ports Facility Security IT Information Technology ITC Information Technology & Computing KM Kilometers KPI Key Performance Indicator LCB Land Conservation Board LNG Liquefied Natural Gas LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas LTA Land Transport Authority MoA Ministry of Agriculture MDG Millennium Development Goal MFI Micro-finance Institutions MLA Mutual Legal Assistance MoE Ministry of Environment MoH Ministry of Health MPA Marine Protected Areas MRD Mineral Resources Department MSME Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises MSMP Mine Safety Management Plan MT metric tones NAP National Action Program NAS National Adaptation Strategy NBSAP National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan NCCC National Coordinating Committee on Children NCD Non Communicable Diseases NCSMED National Center for Small & Micro Enterprise Development NDP Northern Development Program iv NEC National Environment Council NEP National Energy Policy NES National Export Strategy NGO Non Governmental Organizations NLTB Native Lands Trust Board NRSC National Road Safety Council NSWMS National Solid Waste Management Strategy NSDP National Strategic Development Plan NSP National Sports Policy NYSS National Youth Service Scheme ODS Ozone Depleting Substances PACER Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations PALP Pacific Anti-Money Laundering Programme PDCs Provincial Development Committees PIB Prices and Incomes Board PICTA Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement PIFS Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat PMTCT Prevention of Maternal To Child Transmission PPP Public Private Partnership PRB Public Rental Board PSIP Public Sector Investment Programme RBF Reserve Bank of Fiji RCDC Rewa Cooperative Dairy Company RFMF Republic of Fiji Military Forces ROI Rural and Outer Island RPFS Regional Programme for Food Security RTGS Real Time Gross Settlement SCARF Seed Capital Revolving Fund SCGC Sugar Cane Growers Council SLMT Sustainable Land Management Technologies SME Small and Medium Enterprise SMME Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises SOPAC South Pacific Applied Geo-science Commission SPARTECA South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement SRU Squatter Resettlement Unit STDs Sexually Transmitted Disease TAC Total Allowable Catch TCF Textile, Clothing and Footwear TCTS Tonnes of Cane per Ton of Sugar TPAF Training & Productivity Authority of Fiji v TVET Technical and Vocational Education and Training UGMP Urban Growth Management Plan UN United Nations UNCBD). United Nation Convention for Bio-Diversity UNCCD United Nation Convention to Combat Desertification UNCEDAW United Nation Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women UNCRC United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Children UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNFCC United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change UPAP Urban Policy Action Plan USP University of the South Pacific WHO World Health Organization WOSED Women's Socio-Economic Development WSSD World Summit on Sustainable Development WTO World Trade Organisation WWF World Wild Fund for Nature vi Table of Contents Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................................... i Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................................ ii 1.0 SOCIO ECONOMIC CONTEXT: Key Characteristics, challenges and responses........................... 1 1.1 Key Socio Economic Characteristics ........................................................................................... 1 1.1.1 Demography......................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Natural resource endowment............................................................................................................ 1 1.3 Socio-cultural development.............................................................................................................. 2 1.4 The world economy ......................................................................................................................... 4 1.5 Fiji’s economic performance............................................................................................................ 5 1.6 Key Socio-Economic Challenges and Responses.............................................................................. 6 1.6.1 Global Financial Crisis.................................................................................................................. 6 1.6.1.1 Trade.......................................................................................................................................... 6 1.6.2.2 Response to the energy crisis.................................................................................................
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