Fiji

FIJI Post-Disaster Needs Assessment
Table 94: Recovery and Reconstruction Needs for Communications
Activity
Responsible Agency
Cost
(F$ million)
Total Recovery and Reconstruction Needs 48.8
Recovery Needs 6.4
Urgent rehabilitation of communication towers and equipment
Repair/replacement of damaged infrastructure and equipment
Vodafone, Digicel, TV and radio
broadcasters
TFL, with assistance from
government and donor agencies
Reconstruction Needs 29.4
Replacement of damaged stock and urgent building repairs and maintenance Post Fiji 0.1
Repair/replacement of damaged infrastructure and equipment
Vodafone, Digicel, TFL, with
assistance from government and
donor agencies
Resilience Needs 13.0
Complete fiber ring around Viti Levu to provide redundancy to existing
infrastructure
Establish a second redundant link from Viti Levu to Vanua Levu through
Lomaiviti
TFL, with assistance from
government and donor agencies
TFL, with assistance from
government and donor agencies
Build CAT3/ 4 resilient heavy duty guyed masts (45 metres) at remote sites Digicel 5.3
Build CAT4 resilient bunkers to house transmission equipment. CFL 0.1
Source: Estimations by Assessment Team.
Table 95: Recovery and Reconstruction Needs for the Environment
Activity
Responsible Agency
4.5
1.9
29.3
5.6
2.0
Cost
(F$ million)
Total Recovery and Reconstruction Needs 73.9
Recovery Needs 60.8
Control of Invasive African Tulip GoF/NGOs/Development partners 10.1
Strengthening and enforcement of planning and environmental legislative and
institutional frameworks (through budget arty support from donors) including
native forest areas adjoining to the cyclone damaged coral reefs
Use of Fish Aggregated Devices (FDAs)
Operational cost for the management of existing protected areas & reserves
(coral reef, mangrove and native forest).
Increased cost of ecological surveys, damage assessment, monitoring and
recovery of ecosystem assets and establishing a centralised database)
Ministry of Fisheries and Forest/
NGOs/Development partners
Ministry of Fisheries and Forest/
NGOs/Development partners
5.0
0.9
GoF/NGOs/Development partners 3.0
GoF/NGOs/Development partners 8.2
Clearance of debris in cities and villages MLGHE 13.9
Clearance of debris from agricultural land MoA 14.2
Special treatment for potentially recyclable / reusable material MLGHE 4.5
Special treatment for potentially hazardous waste GoF/MLGHE 1.0
Reconstruction Needs 13.1
Replanting of mangroves GoF 1.8
Assisting recovery of coral reefs through transplants and protection using the
techniques used by the privates sector (hotel and coral export industry)
Waste processing equipment (cost of compactor and shredders) with
locations aligned with proposed waste transfer stations to avoid expansion
of waste sites – strengthen recycle/reuse. (Year two costs are based on
government operational cost of 40%)
Source: Estimations by Assessment Team.
GoF/NGOs/Development partners 4.7
MLGHE/Development partners 6.6
Tropical Cyclone Winston, February 20, 2016
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