Fiji will take appropriate steps to protect its social infrastructure against climate change and prioritise gender, disability, and the needs of the children and elderly in disaster management and in climate action. 3. CONCLUSION. Fiji has successfully analysed the lessons learned since the submission of the first NDC and has explored a number of options for enhancement, with an eye towards ambition. Fiji has involved various stakeholders in comprehensively designing its mitigation plans and adaptation measures, along with exploring opportunities in new sectors such as oceans, nature-based solutions linked to biodiversity protection, and health, among others. However, the brutal economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has placed serious fiscal pressure on Fiji.