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Timor-Leste National Adaptation Programme of Action to Climate Change.

Country/Territory
Timor-Leste
Document type
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Forestry
Keyword
Biodiversity Capacity building Climate change Coastal zone management Data collection/reporting Disasters Early warning system/emergency intervention system Ecosystem preservation Environmental security Farming Flood Industrial water use Inspection Integrated management Institution Marine area Monitoring Policy/planning Pollution control Precautionary principle Protection of environment Public health Risk assessment/management Soil conservation/soil improvement Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Water shortage/drought Food security Potable water Smallholders/peasants Afforestation/reforestation Agro-forestry Basin/catchment/watershed Erosion Forest management/forest conservation Fuelwood Pastoralism Wetlands
Geographical area
Asia, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

The Timor-Leste National Adaptation Programme of Action to Climate Change is a national policy with a cross-sectoral approach. The objectives of this policy are: (I) the development and implementation of immediate and urgent project-based activities to adapt to climate change and climate variability, (II) awareness raising of communities, civil society and the government on climate change adaptation activities, and (III) institutional capacity building of the State Secretariat for Environment to assist the integration of adaptation concerns of all climate change vulnerable sectors into policies, strategies, programmes and activities.

Full text
English
Website
unfccc.int