1. From Pilots to Scale Fiji’s Journey to Climate Sensitive Budgeting
National & Subnational Budgets as a Source of Climate Sensitive Governance
4th March 2019
Ministry of Economy
Government of the Republic of Fiji

2. Need for Climate Sensitive Development
MAP OF FIJI
Strong emphasis on sustainable, inclusive, resilient and low carbon development
A ‘development-first’ approach to managing climate and disaster risks in Fiji
Centralised role of Climate Change and International Cooperation Division within Ministry of Economy
Financing Needs
National Development Plan = US $25 billion by 2036
Climate Vulnerability Assessment = US $4.6 billion by 2036
NDC Implementation Roadmap = US $2.9 billion by 2030

3. National Budget Process
PSIP Submissions Made
Budget
Circular
Government Agencies Prepare
PSIP Submissions
Budget Appraisal Process Begins
Final Budget Prepared
Draft Budget Prepared
Consultations with Public
Consultations with Government Agencies
Annual Work Programme
Budget Endorsed by Parliament after Rigorous Debate
Budget Uploaded onto FMIS System
PFM System used year long to access and report on budget usage
RIE
Request

4. Fiji’s PFM Improvement Plan
Current system is more than 10 years old
Systematic overhaul of financial policies, procedures and technology by with new chart of accounts
A plan that the Fijian Government is using to introduce risk informed development
PFM System
FMIS
Ministry of Economy
PFM Users
Government Agencies
Communities

5. The Bigger Story Demonstrate
The Nasolo farm road project is risk-informed
Replicate
The Ministry of Rural Development applies this approach to all its capital development submissions
Scale
PSIP approach will adopt this approach for all capital development projects in Fiji
Measure
Learn
Build
Measure
Learn
Build
Measure
Learn
Build
Scale
Replicate
Demonstrate

6. Demonstrate

7. Nasolo Farm Road
Situation Regular disaster events (cyclones, flooding) Recurring social and economic impacts Community development planning process The Project Priority risks directly informed the design and construction Funding mobilized from Northern Division capital budget The Results The road withstood 2 cyclonic events Maintaining access to markets, income levels and wellbeing

8. REPLICATE

9. Ministry or RMD replicating to - townships, transport infrastructure and health, public buildings already working on replicating through partnership with you all.

10. SCALE

11. The Circular Flow of Development at Scale
6/2/2019
Project Appraisal Guidelines requires integration of CC/GE concerns: usage of nationally approved CC scenarios, CVAs CC-adjusted CB, co-benefits in planning templates submitted to Planning Commission
Performance Audits/Compliance Audits report to Parliament and/or PAC-PAC conducts sessions to discuss reports Public Programs
Parliament
Planning
Budget Formulation
Approval
Procurement
Treasury
Accounting
Monitoring and Reporting
Auditing
e.g. Budget Circular
requires line ministries to identify CC/GE dimension and CC/GE relevance of projects and linkages with NCCAP in their
Budget Submissions
Climate/GR KPIs
=Budget Negotiations
=Budget Allocations
e.g.
Progress reports versus NCCAPs and N GEPs and Targets
Climate change and GE expenditure reports
Public Finance integrating CC
e.g allocations and expenditures that integrate CC and/or GE concerns are tagged in budget and information systems (FMIS…)
Budget Hearings in Committees informed by
Budge Briefs on CC Finance and Gender
Budget Speech makes reference to CC and Gender
and Enactment
e.g. Green and Climate Change Compatible Procurement Law and Guidelines

12. “Development Finance is Climate Finance”, Minister of Economy
Policy Implications
Getting our own home in order
Move away from projectized financing to programmatic financing
Do not reinvent the wheel, Perfect it - Practical approach to mainstreaming climate sensitized budgeting into national planning
“Development Finance is Climate Finance”, Minister of Economy

13. FIJI IS READY TO ENGAGE AND LEARN FROM YOU ALL!
Thank You
FIJI IS READY TO ENGAGE AND LEARN FROM YOU ALL!