Editing Fiji (section)

=== Climate ===

The climate in Fiji is [[tropical marine climate|tropical marine]] and warm year round with minimal extremes. The warm season is from November to April, and the cooler season lasts from May to October. Temperatures in the cool season average {{convert|22|C|F}}. Rainfall is variable, with the warm season experiencing heavier rainfall, especially inland. For the larger islands, rainfall is heavier on the southeast portions of the islands than on the northwest portions, with consequences for agriculture in those areas. Winds are moderate, though cyclones occur about once annually (10–12 times per decade).<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Country |url=http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=645&Itemid=196 |website=fiji.gov |publisher=Government of the Republic of the Fiji Islands |date=November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323104147/http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=645&Itemid=196 |archive-date=23 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fiji: Land |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Fiji-republic-Pacific-Ocean/Land#ref1003314 |website=britannica.com |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=6 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806224731/https://www.britannica.com/place/Fiji-republic-Pacific-Ocean/Land#ref1003314 |archive-date=6 August 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Suva, Fiji Monthly Weather |url=https://weather.com/weather/monthly/l/Suva+Fiji+FJXX0009:1:FJ |website=weather.com |publisher=The Weather Company |access-date=6 August 2017 |archive-date=6 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206211851/https://weather.com/weather/monthly/l/Suva+Fiji+FJXX0009:1:FJ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Climate change in Fiji]] is an exceptionally pressing issue for the country – as an island nation, Fiji is particularly vulnerable to rising sea levels, [[coastal erosion]] and [[extreme weather]].<ref name="COP23">{{cite web |last1=COP23 |title=How Fiji is Affected by Climate Change |url=https://cop23.com.fj/fiji-and-the-pacific/how-fiji-is-affected-by-climate-change/ |website=Cop23 |access-date=5 September 2022 |archive-date=28 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828143019/https://cop23.com.fj/fiji-and-the-pacific/how-fiji-is-affected-by-climate-change/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> These changes, along with temperature rise, will displace Fijian communities and will prove disruptive to the national economy – tourism, agriculture and fisheries, the largest contributors to the nation's GDP, will be severely impacted by climate change causing increases in poverty and food insecurity.<ref name="COP23" /> As a party to both the [[Kyoto Protocol]] and the [[Paris Climate Agreement]], Fiji hopes to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 which, along with national policies, will help to mitigate the impacts of climate change.<ref name="unfccc.int">{{cite web |last1=UN Climate Change News |title=Fiji Submits Long-Term National Climate Plan |url=https://unfccc.int/news/fiji-submits-long-term-national-climate-plan |website=unfccc.int |publisher=United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |access-date=17 July 2021 |date=5 March 2019 |archive-date=31 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531104004/https://unfccc.int/news/fiji-submits-long-term-national-climate-plan |url-status=live }}</ref> The governments of Fiji and other island states at risk from climate change ([[Niue]], the [[Solomon Islands]], [[Tuvalu]], [[Tonga]] and [[Vanuatu]]) launched the "Port Vila Call for a Just Transition to a Fossil Fuel Free Pacific", calling for the phase out [[fossil fuel]]s and the 'rapid and [[just transition]]' to [[renewable energy]] and strengthening [[environmental law]] including introducing the crime of [[ecocide]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Six Island Nations Commit to 'Fossil Fuel-Free Pacific,' Demand Global Just Transition |url=https://www.commondreams.org/news/fossil-fuel-free-pacific |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=www.commondreams.org |language=en |archive-date=16 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616003648/https://www.commondreams.org/news/fossil-fuel-free-pacific |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-22 |title=Port Vila call to phase out fossil fuels |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/486463/port-vila-call-to-phase-out-fossil-fuels |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=[[RNZ]] |language=en-nz |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701175204/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/486463/port-vila-call-to-phase-out-fossil-fuels |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ligaiula |first=Pita |date=2023-03-17 |title=Port Vila call for a just transition to a fossil fuel free Pacific {{!}} PINA |url=https://pina.com.fj/2023/03/17/port-vila-call-for-a-just-transition-to-a-fossil-fuel-free-pacific/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |language=en-US |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701175216/https://pina.com.fj/2023/03/17/port-vila-call-for-a-just-transition-to-a-fossil-fuel-free-pacific/ |url-status=live }}</ref>