Fiji is making a national priority to climate‑proof its water utilities.
This was revealed by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama while addressing the session of the Tajikistan Transformative Water Action to Accelerate Global Achievement of Climate Change at the UN Headquarters in New York this morning.
Bainimarama says it was necessary for his government to establish the Ministry of Waterways to manage Fiji's water systems as an integrated whole.
He said Fiji is fortunate to be one of the few Pacific island countries with relatively large freshwater systems.
These systems, Prime Minister Bainimarama said supported rural communities with fishing, farm irrigation and transportation, and even drinking water.
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