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Climate change is at the centre of the World Bank’s visit to the country this week.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Biman Prasad, and the World Bank Group East Asia Pacific Regional Vice President, Manuela V. Ferro, visited Kaleli Settlement in Daku, Tailevu, to see sites affected by Climate Change.

The duo also discussed the “Jobs for Nature” program.

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He acknowledges the World Bank’s support not only for this particular initiative, which he believes is absolutely significant and critical for restoring the livelihoods of Fijians living in rural areas but also for helping mitigate climate change impacts.

“So this project supports short-term job opportunities through small-scale ecosystem restoration projects for people in rural and urban areas as well.”

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Meanwhile, Ferro says that “Jobs for Nature” is the first of its kind here in the Pacific region, a program that helps create green jobs that care for the environment while providing cash for individuals and families.