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Employees leaving office under firemen control as a drill.
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The exercise aimed to enhance disaster preparedness and response, with a focus on reducing the exposure and vulnerability of Lautem Municipality to climate-related hazards.
International Organization for Migration
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This report highlights the disproportionate impact of climate change on vulnerable groups, particularly women and people with disabilities in Timor-Leste, and underscores the importance of effective climate finance disbursement.
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This study aims to identify the causes of damage to roads and bridges; plan effective climate change adaptation measures; introduce innovative technologies suitable for adaptation; and strengthen the capacity of engineers to oversee infrastructures.
Timorese women working
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What if the place you were looking for could not be found on any map? Not because it's hidden, but because it was never mapped. And what if people in need were living in unmapped places?
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
A Red Pin on Timor-Leste of the World Map
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The EU Intra-ACP GCCA Plus Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change and Resilience Building Project has supported the Pacific region through scaling up pilot adaptation projects to enhance climate resilience and water security for vulnerable communities.
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
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The main objective of the project is to safeguard vulnerable communities and their physical assets from climate-induced disasters mainly floods, landslides, erosion, and droughts.
Cover and source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
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This case study explores how countries like Bangladesh and Timor-Leste are pioneering in embedding EWEA into their legal frameworks, setting a precedent for disaster risk governance.
Cover and source: Global Earthquake Model Foundation
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This seismic risk profile of Timor-Leste, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.

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