Susan Vocea SOPAC

 Background  Project Components  Deliverables  Challenges and Opportunities  Progress to Date

 The most common disasters impacting Pacific island developing countries are cyclones  Fiji is highly susceptible to flooding with severe floods and cyclones the key natural disaster facing the country.  SOPAC in collaboration with the World Bank, GEF – IWRM and the Government of Fiji is collaborating to develop Integrated Flood Management for the Pacific, using Nadi, Fiji as a case study.

 Institutional Strengthening of Flood Forecasting and Warning Systems  Flood Risk Assessment  Institutional Strengthening for Integrated Flood Management

 High resolution digital elevation model for Nadi  Flood risk assessment ◦ 2D flood inundation model ◦ Flood hazard maps for greater Nadi area ◦ Flood mitigation (cost benefit analysis)  Standard operating procedure for flood monitoring and warning  Report summarising flood risk for Nadi  National IFM policy document These deliverables will also inform other activities in Nadi

 Delay in flight of LiDAR survey due to floods in February and April

 Need for verification  Volume of data  Large datasets  Nadi is high on the Fiji Government and donors’ agendas.  Understanding and working within the donor procurement processes

 LiDAR Survey completed and data being verified

Nadi Airport Denarau

 Flood Modelling; Consultants shortlisted and RFP to be sent out shortly  Stakeholder Consultations