the pacific is the perfect place to grow the businesses of tomorrow. indie grow the businesses of tomorrow. we have grow the businesses of tomorrow. - have access to north america, access to asia, access to australia and new zealand. looking at that in a mindset, you know, we have a university here that is creating graduates but they are not finding where they fit, so then they all leave. why can t we work with those graduates and then enable them to build applications and opportunities for our products. the build applications and opportunities for our products. for our products. the location of fi i and for our products. the location of fiji and its for our products. the location of fiji and its young, for our products. the location of fiji and its young, educated - fiji and its young, educated workforce i making it attractive for investment. fiji workforce i making it attractive for investment- investment. fi i is benefiting from the attention investment. fiji is benefiting f
irretrievable. lead to loss and damage. it is irretrievable. and lead to loss and damage. it is irretrievable. and how do you feel about continuing to take aid and investment from countries that are such big polluters? the us, china, australia. fiji such big polluters? the us, china, australia. , , , australia. fi i is still committed to these australia. fiji is still committed to these targets, australia. fiji is still committed to these targets, still australia. fiji is still committed l to these targets, still committed australia. fiji is still committed - to these targets, still committed to having marine protected areas within 30 or 40% of our ocean space. hopefully they will learn from the fact we are taking the moral high ground. if we can do that, they can do that also. and a lot of it depends on the political will of those countries. we have seen huge change in the australian analysis of climate change now, with a change of government. the dynamics are very different.
the right of a sovereign state to do so. ., ., ., , ., the right of a sovereign state to do so. ., ., ., ~ , ., so. you are also minister for the economy- so. you are also minister for the economy- the so. you are also minister for the economy. the pandemic- so. you are also minister for the economy. the pandemic has - so. you are also minister for the | economy. the pandemic has been so. you are also minister for the - economy. the pandemic has been bad for fiji. economy. the pandemic has been bad for fi i. ~ ., .,, economy. the pandemic has been bad for fi i. ~ ., ., ~ for fiji. what impact has it had? a devastating for fiji. what impact has it had? a devastating impact, for fiji. what impact has it had? a devastating impact, in for fiji. what impact has it had? a devastating impact, in respect- for fiji. what impact has it had? a devastating impact, in respect of. devastating impact, in respect of our economy. a huge contraction of about 70.2% in 2020. last year was about
nutrition. we need partners who understand about the impacts of climate change on us, but also in terms of liberalising the economy and seeing us as a viable destination. fiji is the industrial hub for the entire region. broadband cables run from here to all of the surrounding islands. diversifying into technology and services is one way to move up the value chain, and reduce the impact of climate change on the economy. tucked away in a corner of the capital is a burgeoning ecosystem of start ups. hello, nice to meet you. burgeoning ecosystem of start-ups. hello, nice to meet you. hello, nice to meet you. truman bradley is hello, nice to meet you. truman bradley is heavily hello, nice to meet you. truman bradley is heavily involved. - hello, nice to meet you. truman bradley is heavily involved. he i bradley is heavily involved. he calls himself a serial entrepreneur, running seven countries ranging from furniture to technology. furniture to technology. everyone wants to be furn
information out of tonga, including videos of that volcanic eruption. immediately after six people in fiji were reporting hearing a loud thud, thunderous noise from the sky, assuming we had not received confirmation, but assuming it was coming from tonga, from the earthquake area. coming from tonga, from the earthquake area. coming from tonga, from the earthuuake area. : :, ,., :, ., earthquake area. and how soon after ou heard earthquake area. and how soon after you heard the earthquake area. and how soon after you heard the sonic earthquake area. and how soon after you heard the sonic boom earthquake area. and how soon after you heard the sonic boom did - earthquake area. and how soon after you heard the sonic boom did the - you heard the sonic boom did the waves arrive in fiji? waves arrive in fi i? immediately after, waves arrive in fi i? immediately after. about waves arrive in fi i? immediately after, about an waves arrive in fiji? immediately after, about an hour wa