Overall Objective

GGGI is working in Fiji to support the implementation of the Green Growth Framework through mainstreaming into Fiji’s National Development Plan and through developing green infrastructure studies and project proposals.

Strategic Outcome Targets

GHG Reductions Target Setting in Progress
Green Jobs Target Setting in Progress
Sustainable Services Target Setting in Progress
Air Quality Target Setting in Progress
Ecosystem Services Target Setting in Progress
Enhanced Adaptation to Climate Change Target Setting in Progress

Themes

Contact
Norbert Mass

Country Representative, Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga and Vanuatu, Pacific

Resource Partner

GGGI Core Funding

Implementation Partner

Fiji Electricity Authority
Office of the Commissioner Eastern Division
Office of the Commissioner Northern Division

Government Counterpart

Ministry of Economy
Department of Strategic Planning
Climate Change Division

Context

Fiji is a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) where reducing vulnerability and enhancing resilience of communities to the impacts of climate change is a high priority for the government. Fiji’s energy sector is highly dependent on fossil fuels, with fossil fuel imports accounting for 25-30% of all imports, leaving it exposed to oil price increases and volatility. Energy infrastructure that can withstand climate change impacts and energy security are therefore important aspects of the country’s overall resilience.

Fiji has made commitments to renewable energy development in its Green Growth Framework, NDC and new five-year National Development Plan (NDP), and 20-year Strategic Vision. Today, while approximately 60% of electricity is derived from renewables, almost all are from hydropower which is vulnerable to droughts. Electricity access is 82% in rural areas and 96% in urban areas. However, in rural areas access to electricity is often limited to a few hours per day.

While Fiji is invested in aligning with green growth objectives, capacity shortage in leveraging green growth principles for sustainable governance is resulting in gaps in tools, policies, and frameworks for guiding broader stakeholders. As such, the investment context is clouded by the lack of framework.

GGGI’s Program in Fiji is designed to assist the government to develop bankable renewable energy projects as well as to integrate green growth aspects into national development frameworks related to energy policies.

News

News • March 6, 2024

Green Growth and Climate Finance Cooperation: FDB, AFD and GGGI Unite for Climate Finance Breakthrough

Suva, Fiji, March 6th, 2024 – In a stride towards sustainable development, the Fiji Development Bank (FDB) formalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) to launch the Green Growth and Climate Finance Cooperation program. Through funding support from AFD, GGGI will work […]

News • January 26, 2024

GGGI Joins Fiji in Launching National Energy Policy

Suva, Fiji, 26th January 2024 – In a significant stride towards sustainable development, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) joined the Fiji Ministry of Energy to celebrate the official launch of its National Energy Policy (NEP) 2023 – 2030. The event, which coincided with the International Day for Clean Energy, marked a key moment for […]

News • November 16, 2023

GGGI awards FJD800,000 (USD 350,000) to Fiji Greenpreneurs during graduation event

Suva, Fiji, 16 November 2023– The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) marked a momentous occasion as it celebrated the graduation of participants from the 2023 Pacific Greenpreneurs Program – Fiji Cohort. The Honourable Assistant Minister for Finance, Esrom Immanuel was chief guest at the official ceremony held at the Holiday Inn, Suva, Fiji  The Pacific […]

News • September 21, 2023

Regional Promoting Pacific Island Nature-based Solutions (PPIN) project, launched by IUCN, GGGI, SPC and SPREP

21 September 2023, Suva, Fiji – As the Pacific increasingly looks to adapt to climate change, Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) offer a proven and natural multi-value solution. The Project was officially launched at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) office in Suva. This project will be a key component of New Zealand’s Ministry of […]

News • September 20, 2023

First Pacific Islands Entrepreneurship Expo kicks off in Fiji

Suva, Fiji – 30 August 2023 – The first ever Pacific Islands Entrepreneurship Expo was held in Fiji on 30th – 31st August 2023, jointly hosted by the Global Green Growth Institute in collaboration with the United Nations Capital Development Fund, United Nations Development Programme, International Labor Organisation, Asian Development Bank and YGAP. The two-day expo at […]

News • September 20, 2023

Pacific countries on the frontline of climate change get support to unlock climate financing for the future of the region

September 15, 2023 – Vulnerable island nations in the Pacific are in urgent need of resources to respond to the worsening climate crisis. Building on the success of mobilizing US $67 million in climate finance its first year of operation, the Climate Finance Access Network (CFAN) is partnering with the Pacific Community (SPC) and the Global Green […]

News • August 18, 2023

2023 Fiji Greenpreneurs Incubator Program kicks-off

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Pacific Green Entrepreneurs Network (PGEN) project hosted a two-day Incubator orientation and kick-off-workshop for the Pacific Greenpreneurs Incubator program on the 21st & 22nd of June 2023 at the Fiji Development Bank training room in Suva. The 2023 Fiji cohort is made up of 19 green enterprises from across the […]

News • August 18, 2023

NDCP to provide support for Fiji’s accreditation and adaptation pipeline development

July 17th, 2023 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) signed an agreement with the National Determined Contribution Partnership (NDCP) to utilize Partnership Action Fund (PAF) resources to deliver the project, “Support for the preparation of an adaptation investment pipeline for potential funding by donors, and in the mobilization of resources for the implementation of […]

News • June 29, 2023

GGGI and BAF sign an MoU to support green entrepreneurship and green growth in Fiji

Suva, Fiji, 29 June, 2023 – In a significant step towards sustainable economic development, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Business Assistance Fiji (BAF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Green Entrepreneurship and Green Growth Cooperation on 29th June 2023. The document was signed virtually by Mr. Frank Rijsberman, Director-General of GGGI […]

News • June 6, 2023

Stakeholders gather to build capacity for a greener building sector in Fiji

SUVA, FIJI, 26 May 2023 – One-hundred Twenty Fijian stakeholders completed training that supports implementation of the Sustainability Chapter to the Fiji National Building Code (FNBC). The Sustainability Chapter, supported by GGGI and adopted in March 2022, includes guidance for incorporating climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience in the building stock of Fiji. It also provided […]

News • May 17, 2023

Regional cooperation a way to address climate resilience of Pacific financial systems.

Suva, Fiji, 17 May 2023 – Climate-related challenges are increasingly recognized in the financial sector globally, and collective approaches are a key solution according to a new regional study. The study was part of discussions during a Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and Agence Français de Développement (AFD) regional meeting this […]

News • March 27, 2023

GGGI and UNDP launch collaboration to accelerate green and climate-friendly investments

Suva, Fiji 24 March 2023 –: The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and UN Development Programme (UNDP) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore opportunities for creating institutional, financial, and operational frameworks required to improve green growth and climate resilience and the GGGI and UNDP reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening Fiji’s national, sub-national and […]

News • February 9, 2023

7000 rural community leaders and youth trained in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Fiji, PNG, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu

Suva, Fiji, 8 December 2022 – The “Capacity Building to Strengthen Sustainable Implementation of Renewable Energy Technologies for Rural Energy Access” project, implemented by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and funded by the Korean Government through the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) held its final Regional Workshop in Suva, Fiji on 8 December 2022. […]

News • November 30, 2022

EIT Climate-KIC partners with Global Green Growth Institute to launch a Blue Economy Accelerator in the Pacific

SUVA, FIJI – 22 November 2022 – Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) signed a partnership agreement today with EIT Climate-KIC, supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland (‘Irish Aid’), to deliver the Blue Economy ClimAccelerator program in the Pacific Islands. The five-month program will run from January to May 2023 and […]

News • November 30, 2022

Successful Completion of Renewable Energy and Green Economy Trainings for Remote Rural Communities in Fiji

Suva, Fiji, October 11, 2022 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in partnership with the Climate Change and International Cooperation Division (CCICD) of the Ministry of Economy, conducted community level trainings in five (5) Fijian communities under its project titled “Capacity Building to Strengthen Sustainable Implementation of Renewable Energy Technologies for Rural Energy Access”. […]

News • August 19, 2022

Fiji, GGGI, and UN Environment Program launch the Capacity-Building Initiative for Transparency

On 09 August 2022, the Fiji Ministry of Economy, the UN Environment Program (UNEP) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) launched Fiji’s Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) project in Suva. Over 80 participants representing senior government officials from several line ministries, civil-society organizations, academic institutions, private sectors, and several development partners joined the […]

News • August 2, 2022

CFAN Pacific Advisors Gather in Fiji to Advance Pipeline of Regional Climate Projects

July 22, 2022 – The Climate Finance Access Network (CFAN) convened partners, regional stakeholders, and its Pacific advisor cohort in Suva, Fiji to advance a diverse pipeline of regional climate  projects. CFAN, an initiative established to unlock access to climate finance through building lasting regional capacity, marked the conclusion of its inaugural training program and […]

News • July 26, 2022

GGGI and UNCDF expand their partnership to support small green businesses in the Pacific

Suva, Fiji – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) signed an amendment to their existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand areas of cooperation on 29th June. The document was signed virtually by Gerard O’Donoghue, on behalf of GGGI Director General and Mr Bram Peters, Regional Manager-Pacific of UNCDF. The […]

News • June 29, 2022

Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day in Fiji

Suva, Fiji, Thursday, 23 June, 2022: International Women in Engineering Day (23 June, 2022) is an international awareness campaign to raise the profile of women in engineering and focus attention on the amazing career opportunities available to girls in this exciting industry. The Pacific Regional Director, Katerina Syngellakis of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), […]

News • May 3, 2022

Launching of renewable energy and green economy trainings for remote rural communities in Fiji.

Suva, Fiji, 2022 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in partnership with the Climate Change and International Cooperation Division (CCICD) of the Ministry of Economy, will be conducting community level trainings in selected Fijian communities under its project titled “Capacity Building to Strengthen Sustainable Implementation of Renewable Energy Technologies for Rural Energy Access”. The […]

Projects

SLS03
SLS03 Forest Finance and Investment Incubator
Start Date Q4 2019
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 0
Status Active
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Thematic Areas
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Project Reference Profiles – Fiji(FJ07) Green growth governance – Enhancing Access to Climate Finance in Fiji
Start Date Q4 20191017
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 6,000
Status Active
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Project Reference Profiles – Fiji(FJ1) Green growth governance – Supporting the Implementation of the Green Growth Framework for Fiji – Phase 2
Start Date Q1 20170101
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 392,339
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Thematic Area
  • Cross Cutting
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Project Reference Profiles – Fiji(FJ05) Green growth governance – Secondment to Fiji Development Bank for support with GCF projects
Start Date Q1 20190215
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 18,260
Status Active
Thematic Area
  • Cross Cutting
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Project Reference Profiles – Fiji(FJ04) Green growth governance – Evidence-based policies for the sustainable use of energy resources in the Asia-Pacific Region
Start Date Q1 20190101
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 94,164
Status Active
Thematic Area
  • Sustainable Energy
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Thematic Areas
Capacity Building to Strengthen Sustainable Implementation of Renewable Energy Technologies for Rural Energy Access
Start Date Q4 2018
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 1,500,000
Status Active
Thematic Area
  • Sustainable Energy
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Fiji Solar Project on Taveuni island
Start Date Q3 2016
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 3,500,000
Status Active
Thematic Area
  • Sustainable Energy
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Thematic Areas
Countries
Supporting the Implementation of the Green Growth Framework for Fiji – Phase 2
Start Date Q1 2017
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 2,029,000
Status Active
Thematic Area
  • Sustainable Energy
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Reports

Sustainability Chapter Action An addition to the Fiji National Building Code sustainable buildings  • Building Code  • Fiji  • Green Buildings and Industry
Report
Sustainability Chapter Action An addition to the Fiji National Building Code

sustainable buildings  • Building Code  • Fiji  • Green Buildings and Industry

Evaluation of Pacific Programming 2017-21 (Ongoing) Pacific  • Samoa  • Tuvalu  • Solomon Islands  • Fiji
Report
Evaluation of Pacific Programming 2017-21 (Ongoing)

Pacific  • Samoa  • Tuvalu  • Solomon Islands  • Fiji  • Kiribati  • Papua New Guinea  • Tonga  • Vanuatu

Evaluation of GGGI’s Progress Against the Strategic Plan 2015-20 (2017) Paraguay  • Mongolia  • Papua New Guinea  • Mozambique  • Hungary
Report
Evaluation of GGGI’s Progress Against the Strategic Plan 2015-20 (2017)

Paraguay  • Mongolia  • Papua New Guinea  • Mozambique  • Hungary  • Colombia  • Nepal  • Costa Rica  • Fiji  • Philippines  • India  • Rwanda  • Jordan  • Senegal  • Kiribati  • United Arab Emirates  • Lao PDR  • Viet Nam  • Cambodia  • Uganda  • Morocco  • Ethiopia  • Myanmar  • Qatar  • Peru  • Green Cities  • Indonesia  • México  • Sustainable Energy  • Thailand  • Green Buildings and Industry  • Vanuatu  • Gender and Inclusive Development  • Sustainable Transport  • Waste  • Solar Energy  • Climate Resilient and Green Growth  • Sustainable Landscapes  • Climate Finance  • National Financing Vehicles  • NFVs

Green Recovery and Climate Action: Assessing Green Jobs from Renewable Energy and Forestry Investments for Developing and Emerging Economies forestry investments  • Caribbean  • Ecuador  • Côte d’Ivoire  • Green Recovery
Report
Green Recovery and Climate Action: Assessing Green Jobs from Renewable Energy and Forestry Investments for Developing and Emerging Economies

forestry investments  • Caribbean  • Ecuador  • Côte d’Ivoire  • Green Recovery  • Technical Report  • Denmark  • flagship-publications  • Rwanda  • Guyana  • Colombia  • Senegal  • Costa Rica  • Viet Nam  • Hungary  • Fiji  • India  • Jordan  • Lao PDR  • Mongolia  • Saint Lucia  • Cambodia  • Climate action  • Burkina Faso  • #greengrowth  • Uganda  • Morocco  • Myanmar  • Peru  • Ethiopia  • Indonesia  • México  • Cross Cutting  • Vanuatu  • Green Jobs  • Green recovery  • green growth  • green jobs  • renewable energy  • sustainable development

Special Review of Strategic Plan 2015-2020: Commitments Delivered and Key Results (2021) Mongolia  • Nepal  • Rwanda  • Senegal  • Cambodia
Report
Special Review of Strategic Plan 2015-2020: Commitments Delivered and Key Results (2021)

Mongolia  • Nepal  • Rwanda  • Senegal  • Cambodia  • Papua New Guinea  • Colombia  • Fiji  • Lao PDR  • Green Cities  • Peru  • Uganda  • Ethiopia  • Sustainable Energy  • Thailand  • Vanuatu  • Gender and Inclusive Development  • Sustainable Landscapes  • Green Finance

Review of Strategic Plan 2015-2020: Commitments Delivered and Key Results Ecuador  • Uzbekistan  • Caribbean  • United Arab Emirates  • Lao PDR
Report
Review of Strategic Plan 2015-2020: Commitments Delivered and Key Results

Ecuador  • Uzbekistan  • Caribbean  • United Arab Emirates  • Lao PDR  • Viet Nam  • Cambodia  • Mongolia  • Saint Lucia  • Mozambique  • Guyana  • Papua New Guinea  • Colombia  • Nepal  • Costa Rica  • Hungary  • Fiji  • Philippines  • India  • Rwanda  • Jordan  • Senegal  • Kiribati  • Uganda  • Morocco  • Ethiopia  • Myanmar  • Burkina Faso  • Peru  • Green Cities  • Tonga  • Qatar  • Indonesia  • Forest (Sustainable) Landscapes  • México  • Sustainable Energy  • Thailand  • Vanuatu  • Green Buildings and Industry  • Gender and Inclusive Development  • Sustainable Transport  • Waste  • Solar Energy  • Sustainable Landscapes  • Green Finance  • Climate-Smart Agriculture  • Coastal Resilience

GGGI Support on NDC Enhancement, Long-term Low Emission and Resilient Development Strategies, and Green Recovery LT-LEDS  • Caribbean  • Côte d’Ivoire  • Pacific  • Lao PDR
Report
GGGI Support on NDC Enhancement, Long-term Low Emission and Resilient Development Strategies, and Green Recovery

LT-LEDS  • Caribbean  • Côte d’Ivoire  • Pacific  • Lao PDR  • Mongolia  • Climate action  • Rwanda  • Viet Nam  • Hungary  • Cambodia  • Colombia  • Fiji  • Peru  • Climate resilience  • Burkina Faso  • Uganda  • #greengrowth  • Ethiopia  • México  • Cross Cutting  • Climate Resilient and Green Growth  • NDC  • climate finance  • Climate Change  • LEDS  • Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)  • Paris Agreement

Pacific Accredited Entity Roundtable Report Kiribati  • Tonga  • GGGI Pacific  • Vanuatu  • Pacific
Report
Pacific Accredited Entity Roundtable Report

Kiribati  • Tonga  • GGGI Pacific  • Vanuatu  • Pacific  • fiji  • Fiji  • Kiribati  • Tonga  • Green Climate Fund  • Vanuatu  • Green Finance  • Climate Change  • GCF climate finance  • Pacific

Green Growth Index 2020: Measuring performance in achieving SDG targets Denmark  • flagship-publications  • Caribbean  • Ecuador  • PNG
Report
Green Growth Index 2020: Measuring performance in achieving SDG targets

Denmark  • flagship-publications  • Caribbean  • Ecuador  • PNG  • Pacific  • Technical Report  • Republic of Korea  • Guyana  • Nepal  • Papua New Guinea  • Costa Rica  • Fiji  • Philippines  • Hungary  • India  • Rwanda  • Jordan  • Senegal  • Kiribati  • United Arab Emirates  • Lao PDR  • Viet Nam  • Mongolia  • Cambodia  • Mozambique  • Saint Lucia  • Myanmar  • Ethiopia  • Peru  • Burkina Faso  • Tonga  • Morocco  • Uganda  • Indonesia  • México  • Cross Cutting  • Thailand  • Vanuatu

The Promise of Green Growth: A Pathway to Prosperity while Achieving National and Global Ambitions Pacific  • Technical Report  • Republic of Korea  • flagship-publications  • Mongolia
Report
The Promise of Green Growth: A Pathway to Prosperity while Achieving National and Global Ambitions

Pacific  • Technical Report  • Republic of Korea  • flagship-publications  • Mongolia  • Nepal  • Cambodia  • Philippines  • Senegal  • Viet Nam  • Colombia  • Fiji  • Jordan  • Papua New Guinea  • Lao PDR  • Burkina Faso  • Qatar  • Myanmar  • Peru  • Ethiopia  • Uganda  • Indonesia  • México  • Cross Cutting  • Vanuatu

GGGI’s services on supporting the development of LT-LEDS Pacific  • Republic of Korea  • Caribbean  • Fiji  • Ethiopia
Report
GGGI’s services on supporting the development of LT-LEDS

Pacific  • Republic of Korea  • Caribbean  • Fiji  • Ethiopia  • México  • Cross Cutting

Achieving Green Growth and Climate Action Post-COVID-19 Caribbean  • Côte d’Ivoire  • Technical Report  • flagship-publications  • Cambodia
Report
Achieving Green Growth and Climate Action Post-COVID-19

Caribbean  • Côte d’Ivoire  • Technical Report  • flagship-publications  • Cambodia  • Mozambique  • Hungary  • Nepal  • Rwanda  • Colombia  • Senegal  • Fiji  • United Arab Emirates  • Jordan  • Viet Nam  • Kiribati  • Lao PDR  • Mongolia  • Guyana  • Morocco  • Burkina Faso  • Tonga  • Peru  • Ethiopia  • Green Cities  • Uganda  • Indonesia  • Forest (Sustainable) Landscapes  • México  • Sustainable Energy  • Thailand  • Cross Cutting  • Vanuatu

Green Growth in Action: Achieving Green Energy Transformation Technical Report  • flagship-publications  • Guyana  • Papua New Guinea  • Fiji
Report
Green Growth in Action: Achieving Green Energy Transformation

Technical Report  • flagship-publications  • Guyana  • Papua New Guinea  • Fiji  • India  • Mongolia  • Mozambique  • Rwanda  • Senegal  • Cambodia  • Viet Nam  • Uganda  • Ethiopia  • Burkina Faso  • Morocco  • Indonesia  • México  • Sustainable Energy  • Thailand  • Vanuatu

Guide to Green Entrepreneurship in Fiji – version 2 Pacific  • Fiji  • Cross Cutting
Report
Guide to Green Entrepreneurship in Fiji – version 2

Pacific  • Fiji  • Cross Cutting

Fiji Country Planning Framework 2019 – 2023 Fiji  • Sustainable Energy  • Cross Cutting
Report
Fiji Country Planning Framework 2019 – 2023

Fiji  • Sustainable Energy  • Cross Cutting

Evaluation of Green Investment Services (2020) Lao PDR  • Mozambique  • Nepal  • Cambodia  • Philippines
Report
Evaluation of Green Investment Services (2020)

Lao PDR  • Mozambique  • Nepal  • Cambodia  • Philippines  • Rwanda  • Senegal  • Costa Rica  • Guyana  • Fiji  • Hungary  • India  • Myanmar  • Ethiopia  • Uganda  • Indonesia  • México  • Thailand  • Vanuatu  • Green Finance  • Climate Finance  • National Financing Vehicles  • NFVs

Fiji Green Jobs Assessment: A Preliminary Study of Green Employment in Fiji Fiji  • Cross Cutting
Report
Fiji Green Jobs Assessment: A Preliminary Study of Green Employment in Fiji

Fiji  • Cross Cutting

Guide to Green Entrepreneurship in Fiji Fiji  • Cross Cutting
Report
Guide to Green Entrepreneurship in Fiji

Fiji  • Cross Cutting

NDC Implementation Roadmap Development: Guidelines for Small Island Developing States Pacific  • flagship-publications  • Technical Guidelines  • Fiji  • Kiribati
Report
NDC Implementation Roadmap Development: Guidelines for Small Island Developing States

Pacific  • flagship-publications  • Technical Guidelines  • Fiji  • Kiribati  • Papua New Guinea  • Tonga  • Cross Cutting  • Vanuatu

Fiji Low Emissions Development Strategy 2018-2050 Fiji  • Cross Cutting
Report
Fiji Low Emissions Development Strategy 2018-2050

Fiji  • Cross Cutting

GGGI In-Country Staff

Mohammad Ali Shaikh

Deputy Country Representative, Vanuatu Country Office, Pacific

Norbert Mass

Country Representative, Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga and Vanuatu, Pacific

Shelveen Kumar

Senior Investment Officer, Climate Finance Access Network Advisor, GGGI Fiji

Charlotte Camille Turk

Green Investment Services - Regional Technical Lead for the Pacific

Esther Bates

Project Manager

Miguel Londoño

Project Manager of the LECRDP, Fiji

Mohammed Tazil

Senior Officer, Regional Program (Pacific)

Ulaiasi Colaiwau Butukoro

Associate - Fiji, Van, Kir