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Fiji, land of tropical cyclones and hurricanes: A case study of agricultural rehabilitation
Author(s) -
Chung Joseph
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
disasters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-7717
pISSN - 0361-3666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7717.1987.tb00613.x
Subject(s) - tropical cyclone , natural disaster , agriculture , geography , rehabilitation , environmental planning , socioeconomics , environmental protection , meteorology , medicine , economics , archaeology , physical therapy
Tropical cyclones and hurricanes have a severe impact on the social and economic activities of affected communities. For small island nations in the Pacific region, the effects can be devastating because of their smallness. FQi and several other countries in the region are vulnerable to such disasters as they are situated in the zone where cyclones occur frequently. During the last decade, the frequency of natural disasters and their adverse impact on die economic and social development of small nations like Fiji, has aroused awareness mat relief efforts must go beyond immediate “mopping up” operations to those which contribute to attaining longer term benefits through reconstruction and rehabilitation. The paper outlines the 1985 agricultural rehabilitation program and discusses related issues and problems.