Lead country
Timor Leste
Participating countries
Timor Leste
Project status
Under implementation
Implementing period
From August 19, 2016 to May 19, 2021
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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