As a Small Island Developing State (SIDS), the Republic of Fiji advocates urgent action to strengthen its response to the imminent challenge posed by climate change. Fiji ratified the Paris Agreement on 22 April 2016, committing to raising the ambition for reducing GHG emissions to help limit global warming below 1.5 ºC through the development, adoption, and implementation of policies and measures to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change and adapt to these changes.

In that regard, Fiji submitted its first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) on 22 April 2016 and its subsequent update on 31 December 2020. The updated NDC of Fiji includes a reaffirmation of Fiji’s 2030 target consisting of a 30% reduction in CO2 emissions from the Energy Sector by 2030 compared to the Business as Usual (BAU) scenario, of which 10% are unconditional and 20% are conditional to international support.

Under the UNFCCC, Parties must present a National Inventory Report (NIR) of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases. National GHG inventories are one of the most important chapters of both NCs and BURs and are the basis to assess mitigation efforts for meeting the commitments established under NDCs.

The preparation of the present edition of the national GHG inventory of Fiji has been conducted under the centralized leadership and coordination of the Climate Change Division (CCD) under the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), as the focal point to the UNFCCC. The institutional arrangements and information flow followed for the preparation of the 1994-2019 National GHG inventory of Fiji are presented below.

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