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Flora's former house, which collapsed during Cyclone Winston. When it rains, the families hang clothes to dry under the remaining roof because there's no room in the tents.

How Can You Prepare for a Cyclone When You’re Living in a Tent?

Nearly two years after Cyclone Winston destroyed their homes, one extended family in Fiji prepares to weather another cyclone season in government-issued tents that are wearing thin.

Kate Wheeling

Field workers on a sugarcane farm in Fiji.

Chatting With Fijians About Climate: ‘Climate Change Is Happening Just Because of Us’

Fijian farmers talk about climate change amid a severe drought that's gripping much of the island nation.

Kate Wheeling

Main street on the waterfront in the town of Levuka.

Chatting With Fijians About Climate: ‘We’re Just a Tiny Dot’

In Levuka, locals talk about what it's like to live on the front lines of climate change.

Kate Wheeling

Josaia Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama, prime minister of Fiji, speaks at the beginning of the Petersberg Climate Dialogue on May 22nd, 2017, in Berlin.

Why Exceeding Paris Goals Is Life or Death for Pacific Islands

Fiji is faring better than its low-lying neighbors, but if the world's nations don't live up to their climate pledges, the capital city will soon be under water.

Kate Wheeling

The Tensions Over U.N. Climate Finance, Captured in One Graph

A look at Fiji's emissions offers insights into why different countries tussle over what to do with climate cash.

Kate Wheeling

People inspect the damage from Cyclone Winston at the Namuimada settlement in Fiji on February 26th, 2016.

After a Record-Breaking Atlantic Hurricane Season, Here’s What to Expect in the South Pacific

Forecasters in the region predict an average cyclone season for the Pacific Islands, but Fiji is still recovering from the last major hurricane to batter the island nation.

Kate Wheeling

U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon during a ceremony at the Department of State on June 5th, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

The Two Faces of U.S. Negotiations at COP23

What happens when the biggest player in global climate change disappears? The world is about to find out.

Lucia Graves

Salaheddine Mezouar (left), the Moroccan minister of foreign affairs, shakes hands with Frank Bainimarama, prime minister of Fiji, at the COP22 climate conference in Marrakech, Morocco, on November 18th, 2016.

Why Is the ‘Pacific COP’ Being Held in Germany, and Does It Matter?

The country presiding over the United Nations climate summit rotates every year, but experts say location matters less than leadership.

Kate Wheeling

‘Pacific Standard’ Reports From Fiji for COP23

While diplomats travel to Germany, we're sending our reporter to the front lines.

Ted Scheinman

Environment

Fiji’s Climate Story Is Bigger Than Winston

The strongest storm ever recorded in the southern hemisphere just hit Fiji—a tiny country with big ambitions for climate action. Now the small Pacific nation just needs the world to follow its lead.

Ben DeJarnette