TokoInterior of 

the Catchment

Project Objective : • integrate  land and water management planning using an  integrated  flood 

risk  management  approach to  improve  flood  preparedness  and management within the Nadi Basin.

• Help local communities and other stakeholders to improve their resilience to flooding  through  an  improved  understanding  of  the  river  network  and floodplain interactions

• Designed to  raise awareness to flooding issues

• Project will interlink with other activities working on flood management and risk reduction

• Model for other catchments and sharing of lessons .  

FLOOD MANAGEMENT STRATEGIESStrategy Options

Reducing Flooding

Reducing susceptibility to Damage

Mitigating Impacts of flooding

Preserving Natural Resources

Dams and reservoirsDikes,levees and embankmentsHigh flow diversion channelsChannel improvementsCatchment management

Flood plain zoning and regulationDevelopment & redevelopment policiesDesign & location of facilitiesHousing and building codesFlood proofingFlood forecasting and warning

Information and educationDisaster preparednessPost flood recoveryFlood insurance

Adaptive measures and ecosystem conservation

Water Level Station(Toko)

Water Level Station

(Nadi Bridge)

Water Level Station(Yavuna)

Water Level Station

(Nawaka)

Water Level Station

(Votualevu)

Water Level Station(Nasau)

Rainfall station

Rainfall station

Rainfall station

Rainfall station

Rainfall station

Rainfall station

Dredging  3rd Phase 

Should complete  end 

of Oct or Mid Nov. Total of 8.9km 

Retention Dam

(Namulomulo)

Retention Dam(Vatutu)

Retention Dam 

(Nawaka)

Proposed K2 

Retention Dam

Installation of Flood Management equipment & Infrastructures

Data Transfer Pathway

SIM Card / Microwave Telemetry

Vodafone Mast / transmitters

Vodafone Network server

FMS server

WAF server (Wailoku)

NDMO

PMU – Data Archiving

Installation of EWS (Mobile texting , alarm/

siren) in Nadi Town

Warning Alarm System(underconstruction )

• Stage one waterlevel warning sent from Flosys Server by text message to key staff to give them a “heads up”

• Stage two warning sent to key staff when things get serious

• Stage three warning text sent to key staff along with an activation message to the siren(s) at a level just below inundation.•Once the sirens have been activated it will sound for a period of time and shut down. Flosys Server will continue to activate the sirens on and off until some one stops them or the river level recedes.

•Public awareness of the warning system and testing can be achieved by setting up an automatic (or manual) activation at a nominated time and frequency.

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SLM Demo Site 

SLM Demonstration Site Established

SFM Activity 

Launch of  3 year  LU 

/FM Action Plan

SFM Activity(300 fruit trees 

planted) SFM Activity / Water Quality improvement278 fruit trees 

planted  

Identification of the site & 

Species  to be planted –

Dept. Forestry, PMU, LWRM , IUCN Eco‐

management Team 

(Completed)

Planting & 

Sustainability 

Community Based

School Based

Commercial  orientation 

Indirect Funding to Water related 

Activity 

School Plants and Maintains a specific Area / Plantation 

Kids  Plants and Maintains  tree 

Monetary Gain –Bank Account 

Money Deposited into their account 

“The Logo”

‘growing money on trees’

Child Plants a tree Inspected /

GPS plottedBank Account Opened for the child -$5 deposited for each plant planted

1 year later –inspected again /OK -$3, $2 for the next year

Concept One

“We  got it from trees”School 

Acquires a piece of land 

Children collectively plant trees

Inspected / GPS plotted

$5 deposited for each plant planted in a trust Account for special Water / natural Resource Project

Project Funded

Concept Two

Interlink with National Policy•Peoples Charter for Change Peace & Progress

•Pillar Seven•Establishing an integrated development structure at the Divisional Level

Disaster Risk Reduction‐ Empowering communities  

Process•Establishing partnerships, and stakeholder networking • Due diligence •Formal Agreement•Execution of the activity•Monitoring & Evaluation

Establishing  Partnerships

District Officer –Nadi

(District NDMO)

MOU formally signed with TOR – May, 13th

District Officer Nadi / Act for Peace / LWRM 

Formal Agreement Objective

• Establish  Community  Disaster  Management Committees (CDMC)

• train in Disaster Management (DM) • Disaster Risk Reduction  (DRR) primarily  focused on 

Flood management..

To facilitate the completion of:Hazard & Capacity SurveyDRR Action PlanCommunity Disaster Response ArrangementsCommunity Hazard MapConduct a Simulation exercise for community.

Implementation•10 Vulnerable villages identified •Collaboration with Provincial Development –Roko’s Office

• Awareness for the whole village•10 members identified•5 days training •Development of Community Disaster Response Plan •Assimilation exercise – Acid test of CDRP•Handing over of the CDRP to District Officer Nadi / Commissioner West / NDMO /PMU

Ripple effect…

Launch of Water Literacy Partnering with Library Service of Fiji & Department of Education•IWRM QUIZ •IWRM Debates•IWRM Talent Quest- Major Activity – “book writing-showcased at the booth”-working towards publication•IWRM Oratory – major success , expanded to schools outside the catchment (Agri show)

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Studies Two Studies commissioned 

Student Engagements2 x PHD – Directly on the Nadi Basin5 x Masters  ‐ 4 directly on Nadi Basin11  x Secondary students undertaking class based assessment on the catchment issues

Awareness11 village / community Awareness1 x Presentation to NEC1x Presentation to State Sec.5x Presentations to  NGO’s 3 x School PresentationsIWRM SongIWRM documentary Webpage –www.agriculture .org.fj

Reporting / Consultations1 x Cabinet briefing / Recommendation7 x EIA Reviews – (NBCC)IUCN workshop on Integration of Ecosystem Based Management Principles into the river basin and mangrove management plans Hosted 6 international visitors  & IUCN CEM Steering Committee

Institutional Strengthening Land Conservation act  reviewNBCC – TOR finalized / Sub‐committees TOR finalizedInstitutional Governance issues for NBCC – Co‐funded / AdvertisedBriefing to DSCProgress Reporting – CabinetPartnership & Networking – PMU office (co‐funding Nadi Town Council)5 x MOU with Agencies 

Partnering with  Nadi Town Council… building resilient cities

“Our NADI”

Awareness  Campaign – ‘an awareness on the wheels’

Challengesi. Empowerment of communities to take     ownership of project initiatives‐ “break the hand out mentality” .

ii. ‘Grey areas’ in the institutional arrangements or overlapping activities / responsibilities.

iii. Agency Participation –Funding constraints IWRM Activities

Behind the scene –Installation of Rain Gauge – Site

Site Clearing Welding Works

Transporting materials for fencing- ‘the horse

power’

Land Negotiation

Clearing and fencing works

Community Awareness – ‘the reason”

Fencing works in progress

‘Beating the odds’Rain Gauge – Installation

Rain Gauge installed @ Natawa site

Preparing the footing for the Rain Gauge‐ ‘inter‐agency collaboration at its best’

Ensuring equipment connected correctly

Placing base of Rain Gauge onto footing

Community Engagement Snap- Shots“Empowering communities”

““ Doing our part , for  Fiji , our FijiDoing our part , for  Fiji , our Fiji””

VINAKA

“This is a collaborative effort towards Environmental and Socio‐Economic Protection in Fiji”