ADB Supports the Parliament of Fiji to Pass Transformative Climate Change Act

On 23 September 2021, the Parliament of Fiji passed a transformative Climate Change Act which was drafted with ADB's assistance. The act provides a comprehensive framework using a "whole-of-economy" approach that will guide Fiji's response to climate change and help it progress toward its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The Act sets requirements and governance arrangements, as well as helps to implement the Paris Agreement.  

Fiji is the first Small Island Developing State to pass climate legislation inclusive of a net-zero emissions goal and the first globally to set out a legally recognized state-supported process for relocation of at-risk communities. 

Expressing gratitude for the act, the Government of Fiji describes it as "the world’s most comprehensive pieces of climate legislation, covering issues such as long-term net-zero commitments, carbon budgets, carbon market establishment, climate-induced human mobility, nature-based solutions, the legal recognition of maritime boundaries relative to sea level rise, climate finance, and intergovernmental resilience building."