FPSA workshop looks at direct implications of climate change on Fiji's public services

Public Service Commission Chairman Luke Rokovada says the Capacity Building and Strategic Plan Consultation Workshop provides an important opportunity to take an honest look at the direct implications of climate change on Fiji's public services and the people that create and deliver these vital services.

While speaking at the workshop, Rokovada says as they deliberate on these issues, many Fijian public servants are gathered at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan to negotiate solutions to help us better manage the burden of climate change on our society, economy, and environment.

He says within these negotiations there is a focus on just transition and the measures required to ensure that no one is left behind in our efforts to adapt to climate change and shift away from fossil fuels.

The Chairman says here in Fiji, we are well aware that the impact of climate change knows no bounds.

He says from the impact of climate change on healthcare, to the strain placed on our emergency services, civil servants, public utilities, and the average worker – the range and scale of the issues that need to be addressed are complex and interlinked.

Rokovada says climate change is and will continue to force forward the need to reform the way public services are delivered and the need to respond to capacity gaps that will increasingly impact our ability to deliver public services if they are not adequately addressed.