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Odyssey 24 January 2019

Back on our Fijian stopover

Race for Water has stopped at Nadi in the marina of DENARAU from 21 December 2018 to 19 January 2019.

Like all the Pacific Islands, the Fijian Islands are facing a number of 21st century challenges. On the front line is plastic pollution and global warming.

An annual growth in tourism of 6 to 8% spanning several years took the number of tourists to nearly 850,000 in 2017. That’s nearly as much as the local population, it too continuing to expand. Meantime, industry here is one of the most dynamic in the Pacific Region. The Fijian islands are booming. However, this growth may prove disastrous if adequate infrastructure is not introduced to accompany this expansion.

Read the full report, signed Camille Rollin, ACT project manager, on our page dedicated to the Fijian stopover.

5’24” feature with all you need to know about the Fiji islands stop over :

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