Project

Building shoreline resilience of Timor Leste to protect local communities and their livelihoods

Lead country

Timor Leste

Participating countries

Timor Leste

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From August 19, 2016 to May 19, 2021

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
  2. 1.5 Build resilience of poor to climate, shocks
  3. 13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning.

Project ID: 5330

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Technical team

  • Climate Change Adaptation Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Climate resilient integrated water resource and coastal management
  • Cross-sectoral climate resilient livelihoods

Landscape(s)

  • Wetlands

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Mangroves

Transformed sector(s)

  • Forestry and other land use

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Data collection and analysis
  • Institutional mechanism and system building

Strategy

  • Capacity building
  • Finance economy

Sub-strategy

  • Institutional capacity building
  • Technical capacity building
  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Fiscal planning
  • Development planning

Social inclusion

N/A

Gender equality

  • Livelihoods for women

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 14.2 Sustainably manage, protect, restore marine, coastal ecosystems
  • 1.5 Build resilience of poor to climate, shocks
  • 13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning.

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy
  • Poverty reduction

About this project

Description

The objective of the LDCF project is to strengthen resilience of coastal communities by the introduction of nature-based approaches to coastal protection. Issues of coastal areas are complex and cross-sectoral. The project therefore employs an integrated approach, while tailoring activities to address the specific needs, challenges and priorities of the GoTL.LDCF funds will support inter-ministerial and intra-ministerial coordination for collaborative development planning ensuring protection of coastal areas, as well as identify and research potential revenue streams for long term sustainability. As mangroves are a vital natural defense to impacts of climate change, extensive mangrove protection and re-afforestation will be supported by the project while also addressing community pressures (i.e. felling for fuelwood) by introducing alternative mangrove-supportive livelihoods and improving public awareness about the important role of mangroves in coastal protection. Degraded coastal watersheds, particularly upland areas exert pressures on the coastline through excess sedimentation, increased runoff and flash flood causing more erosion and prolonged inundations. Such broader landscape processes for greater coastal protection will also be addressed. The project is thus structured into 3 complementary outcomes: Outcome 1: Policy framework and institutional capacity for climate resilient coastal management establishedOutcome 2: Mangrove-supportive livelihoods established to incentivize mangrove rehabilitation and protectionOutcome 3: Integrated approaches to coastal adaptation adopted to contribute to protection of coastal populations and productive lands

Objectives

To strengthen resilience of coastal communities by the introduction of nature-based approaches to coastal protection.

USD $7,150,000

Grant amount

USD $31,794,402

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Least Developed Countries Fund ($7,150,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Timor Leste

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