TWENTY YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2017-2036 3 the last decade, poverty is now on a declining trend. A new measure of poverty that incorporates relevant and measurable social determinants will be developed to help guide improvements to service delivery. Extreme poverty and hardship will be eradicated, and well-being improved for all. This will be addressed through a multi-sectoral approach, sustainable growth and better access to social services. Targeted social protection will continue to be provided for the vulnerable through new initiatives to empower Fijians so that they may graduate out of poverty. yy 100 Percent Access to Clean and Safe Water and Proper Sanitation Every Fijian has a right to clean and safe water in adequate quantities. For the urban areas, 100 percent access to clean and safe water will be realised by 2021 and for the rural and maritime areas by 2030. Resources will be allocated for sustained maintenance and construction of new water treatment plants, reservoirs and reticulation systems, rural water schemes, development of groundwater sources, setting up desalination plants in the maritime region, and distribution of water tanks in rural areas. To support low-income households, the free water programme will continue. To build resilience to climate change, adaptation measures will be implemented to protect freshwater aquifers from saltwater intrusion. Public awareness and education on water conservation and management will be increased to support adaptation to changes in seasonal rainfall patterns that may occur due to climate change. To ensure improved sanitation, 70 percent of the population will have access to centralised sewerage systems within the next 20 years. Public sewerage treatment systems will be built and expanded in all urban centres. Sustainable and viable sewerage and sanitation options will also be explored for rural areas. Ensuring that every Fijian household is connected to a proper sewerage treatment system is a key priority. yy Electricity for All Ninety percent of the population currently has access to electricity. Electrification projects in the rural and maritime areas will be expedited to ensure that the entire population has access to electricity by 2021. To meet the long-term demand, new dam sites including Sovi river catchment, upper Waimanu River and Waibogi in the upper reaches of Navua River have been identified. Other potential sites in the Western and Northern divisions will be identified in the future, and feasibility studies will be undertaken for new dam development. Consideration will be given to joint development of both water supply and hydro-power. Innovative technologies will be adopted for industrial recycling, rainwater harvesting and storage, storm water and aquifer management and use of renewable energy for desalination plants. Building climate resilient water infrastructure will be a key aspect of all new projects. Leak reduction programmes will continue so that pipedwater losses are significantly reduced, and other water conservation initiatives will be pursued. Further grid extensions will be undertaken in Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Ovalau and Taveuni. Government will continue to fully fund rural electrification projects, including connections for households near the grid lines. For the rural and outer islands, decentralised renewable energy sources such as solar, mini hydro, hybrid biofuel/ diesel operated generators and wind systems will be adopted where feasible. Electricity generation from renewable energy sources will be increased to 100 percent by 2036. Apart from the ongoing hydro projects such as the Qaliwana/Upper Wailoa Diversion Hydro Project and Lower Ba Hydro Project, new areas will be identified for feasibility studies. Other renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and wave and tidal energy will be developed where they are viable and affordable. Future electricity infrastructure projects will be climateresilient, and opportunities for underground cables for electricity distribution will be explored and adopted where feasible. Carbon credits under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) will be employed as part of the financing arrangements. Other sources of climate finance will also be accessed.