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Climate Resilience: Safeguarding Rural Communities and Their Physical Assets from Climate-Induced Disaster in Timor-Leste
The UNDP Timor-Leste in partnership with the Government of Timor-Leste and funding from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is implementing the project “Safeguarding Rural Communities and their Physical...
Timor-Leste IFRC network mid-year report, January – June 2023 (MAATP001)
OVERALL PROGRESS Cruz Vermelha de Timor-Leste (Timor-Leste Red Cross) has been delivering its programmes and services in relation to its evolving socio-political, economic, climate or environmental...
An early warning system for disasters takes shape in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste has a rich ecosystem of marine biodiversity coral reefs and mangroves. But this island nation in South East Asia is also one of the most vulnerable to extreme weather and slow-onset...
Timor Leste Annual Country Report 2022 - Country Strategic Plan 2018 - 2022
Overview In the final year of its Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2018-2022, WFP played a critical role in addressing food insecurity and malnutrition in Timor-Leste. While there were hopes for an...
Timor-Leste Country Cooperation Strategy: 2021-2025
Overview In the last decade, Timor-Leste has made remarkable progress in strengthening its health system and improving the health status of its population. This has resulted in an increased life...
Fighting climate change with resilience in Timor-Leste
In partnership with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), UNOPS is working to enhance early warning systems and build greater resilience to hydro-meteorological hazards in Timor-Leste. With $8 million...
Timor-Leste: Disaster Management Reference Handbook (March 2022)
About the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance Overview The Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DM) is a United States...
Beyond Barriers: Timor-Leste Case Study, November 2021
Introduction Timor-Leste faces significant risk from the changing climate. It ranks 20th on the World Risk Index 2020 due to its high exposure, vulnerability and low coping capacity.2 The country...
Climate Risk Country Profile - Timor-Leste
KEY MESSAGES Timor-Leste’s tropical climate is heavily influenced by the West Pacific Monsoon and its mountainous climate. Timor-Leste’s climate is strongly impacted by the El Niño Southern...
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UN Day 2021: RC’s Speech – UN Day Reception [EN/Tetum]
Your Excellency Adaljiza Albertina Xavier Reis Magno, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Honourable Ministers, State Secretaries and other National and Municipality-level government...
Major new project to enhance early warning systems for increased climate resilience in Timor-Leste
The Green Climate Fund has approved a USD 21.7 million project to support the establishment of end-to-end climate information services and multi-hazard early warning systems (MHEWS) in Timor-Leste...
Managing Risk Through Economic Development (MRED): Timor Leste results brief, August 2020
Timor-Leste is one of the most food insecure countries in the world with more than 80% of the population relying on agriculture for both food and income. The hilly topography and increasing...
UNDP, Timor-Leste launch GCF-backed project to protect rural communities against climate change
26 August 2020, Dili -- As Timor-Leste continues to experience unpredictable weather patterns and the impacts of more intense wet seasons and longer dry seasons, government representatives from the...
A small country's multi-sectoral approach to National Adaptation Plans
Timor Leste is a Small Island Developing State and the smallest country in the region of East and Southeast Asia both geographic size and population.To learn more about Timor-Leste’s National...
Global Green Climate Fund approves $22.4 million for climate-resilient infrastructure in Timor-Leste
7 July 2019, Songdo, Korea – At its 23rd Board Meeting the Green Climate Fund Board has today approved US$$22.4 million for Timor-Leste to advance its adaptation priorities while focusing on more...
The European Union has financed the new evacuation centre in Viqueque and supports the civil protection of Timor-Leste.
Díli, February 26, 2019 The second emergency centre, built under the BSRP, was inaugurated on 26 February in Viqueque. The Evacuation Center will be a safe haven for natural disasters and will also...
Timor-Leste Water Sector Assessment and Roadmap
New Report on Timor-Leste’s Water Sector Can Guide Future Investments DILI, May 15, 2017 – A new World Bank report recommends increased budgets for operations and maintenance for Timor-Leste’s public...
Timor-Leste: Disaster Management Reference Handbook 2016
Executive Summary Timor-Leste is located in the southern-most part of Southeast Asia on the eastern half of the island of the Timor Sea between Indonesia and Australia. Timor-Leste has a population...
Bolstering disaster risk reduction in Timor-Leste
DILI, 25 June 2013 (IRIN) - Timor-Leste needs to do more at the national and district levels to boost disaster preparedness, especially in rural areas, say experts. Each year, communities face an...