1. Susan Vocea SOPAC

2.  Background  Project Components  Deliverables  Challenges and Opportunities  Progress to Date

3.  The most common disasters impacting Pacific island developing countries are cyclones  Fiji is highly susceptible to flooding with severe floods and cyclones the key natural disaster facing the country.  SOPAC in collaboration with the World Bank, GEF – IWRM and the Government of Fiji is collaborating to develop Integrated Flood Management for the Pacific, using Nadi, Fiji as a case study.

5.  Institutional Strengthening of Flood Forecasting and Warning Systems  Flood Risk Assessment  Institutional Strengthening for Integrated Flood Management

6.  High resolution digital elevation model for Nadi  Flood risk assessment ◦ 2D flood inundation model ◦ Flood hazard maps for greater Nadi area ◦ Flood mitigation (cost benefit analysis)  Standard operating procedure for flood monitoring and warning  Report summarising flood risk for Nadi  National IFM policy document These deliverables will also inform other activities in Nadi

8.  Delay in flight of LiDAR survey due to floods in February and April

9.  Need for verification  Volume of data  Large datasets  Nadi is high on the Fiji Government and donors’ agendas.  Understanding and working within the donor procurement processes

10.  LiDAR Survey completed and data being verified

12. Nadi Airport Denarau

13.  Flood Modelling; Consultants shortlisted and RFP to be sent out shortly  Stakeholder Consultations