Fiji : a country profile

Foreign Disaster Assistance, this document (1) presents general information about Fiji including, inter alia, travel and visa requirements, ethnic groups and culture, language, history and government, and communications; (2) discusses Fiji"s disaster vulnerability by providing a description of its physical environment, its susceptibility to natural disasters (e.g., cyclones, storm surges, flooding and landslides, earthquakes and tsunamis, and drought and famine), and a brief disaster history; and (3) discusses the local mechanisms which could be employed in the event of a natural disaster. This latter section includes, but is not limited to, a description of the host government disaster organization; mitigation efforts; water supply; road, air, and marine transport; housing; and host country voluntary agencies. Appendices include case reports on disaster assistance to Fiji in 1985 and 1986 and a 3-page bibliography.