Relationship dossier
Germany
Fiji
Relationship assessment
Climate diplomacy cooperation highlighted by Fiji’s COP23 presidency and Germany’s hosting of the conference
Germany toward Fiji
+20Germany hosted COP23 in Bonn in 2017 under Fiji’s presidency and supported the conference’s organization, providing concrete backing for Fiji’s climate diplomacy.
Fiji toward Germany
+20Fiji held the presidency of COP23 in 2017 and worked with Germany, the host country, on the conference’s organization and climate diplomacy.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes concrete cooperation on climate diplomacy, particularly Germany’s hosting of COP23 under Fiji’s presidency. The available bilateral picture is narrow, and the scope and continuity of cooperation beyond that conference are unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Germany and Fiji cooperated on climate diplomacy around COP23: Fiji held the conference presidency in 2017, while Germany hosted the conference in Bonn and supported its organization. This is a concrete instance of bilateral cooperation, though the breadth and durability of other government-to-government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Fiji held the presidency of COP23, hosted in Bonn by Germany, with German support for the conference’s organization.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of bilateral cooperation beyond climate diplomacy is unclear.
- The extent of follow-up cooperation after COP23 is unclear.