This theme deals with how Fiji can build systems that protect communities from shocks and create thriving local economies.
Circular Economy: By 2030, waste should be repurposed as raw material. “No rubbish” economies ensure that one person’s output becomes another’s input. This underpins employment, reduces migration push factors, and strengthens community interdependence.
Decentralised Infrastructure: Large-scale energy and water projects are costly and fragile. Community-level systems (renewables, micro-grids, local water capture) spread risk and are more affordable to maintain.
City Gardens: In urban areas, processed food dominates. Encouraging household and community gardens ensures nutritional security and builds resilience against supply disruptions.
NCD Prevention: Fiji faces a massive burden of non-communicable diseases. Public messaging often feels abstract and ineffective until it is too late (e.g. amputations). Clear, empathetic, and community-based prevention is vital.
Health Care Access: Beyond hospitals, health means physical, mental, social, and environmental wellbeing. Building “One Health” models strengthens both people and ecosystems.