Economic Costs of the 2009 Floods in the Fiji Sugar Belt and Policy Implications

Abstract:
The January 2009 floods in Fiji were reported as the worst in the history of the country since the 1931 floods. Many parts of the country were affected by a number of consecutive flood events that spread over several days. The key objectives of this study are to: Assess the economic costs of the recent floods on the sugarcane farmers, “ sugar cane production and household livelihood and cane access roads and farm drainage infrastructure; and Identify policy options for minimising flood related disaster risk in the sugar belt of Fiji.

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