Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate
Change Adaptation in the Dili – Ainaro
Road Corridor
Supporting the Government
of Timor Leste in Disaster
Risk Management & Climate
Change Adaptation
We cannot stop natural
disasters but we can arm
ourselves with knowledge:
so many lives and livelihoods
across the World wouldn't have
to be lost if there was
enough disaster preparedness.
"whatever can happen will happen“
Murphy’s Law
Timor-Leste Hazard profile
Threats from geological hazard include earthquake and
tsunami
rare events but huge potential of significant
damage
Main hazards are hydro-meteorological resulting in
frequent localized disasters: flash floods, droughts,
landslides and destructive winds
frequent and serious impact to community
(agriculture and transport sectors)
According to a road condition survey in 2008, the national road
network has almost entirely deteriorated and is no longer
maintainable:
- 65% of national roads are in “very poor” condition
- 96% of rural roads are in “very poor” condition
Due to the steep terrain, ground conditions and local climate, slope
instability is a major problem and slips can result in significant
damage to the road network and potential risk to road users.
In many cases roads have not been properly designed, lack sufficient
drainage capacity and/or are structurally unsound.
A fragile road network is vulnerable to frequent localized disasters.
Flash floods and landslides destroying roads further isolate
communities and hamper disaster response efforts.
• The Government of Timor Leste understands these problems and is
currently addressing them through large infrastructure projects across
the country
• 54% of the National Budget of 2012 was spent on infrastructure, of which
$167m was specifically for roads (increased from $40m in 2011)
• 2011 - $40m
• 2012 - $167m
• 2013 - $162m (projected)
• The Strategic Development Plan highlights the importance of improved
roads as necessary to achieve strong economic growth and improve
human development.
• “An extensive network of quality and well maintained roads is essential
to connect our communities, promote rural development, industry and
tourism, and provide access to markets.” SDP, 2011.
Loans and Grants
• Many bilateral and multilateral development
organisations are partnering the government
through supplying access to loans and grants
as well as technical expertise in infrastructure
development. These include:
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The World Bank
JICA
ADB
AusAID
UN (ILO and UNDP)
The World Bank Climate Resilient Road
Project
• In conjunctions with the Government of Timor Leste,
and specifically the Ministry of Public Works, the
project will deliver sustainable climate resilient road
infrastructure throughout the Dili - Ainaro corridor.
Proposed Total financing - Total $115million
• WB: $60 million
• RDTL: $55 million national budget
• The project also includes feasibility studies for
the upgrading of additional road segments
linked to the Dili-Ainaro road.
However,…
• The Road’s Right of Way (RoW – the area in
which the engineers work) extends only to
25m either side of the central line of the road
• Many of the causes and sources of roadimpacting floods and landslides/slips begin
outside of this 25m width.
therefore,…
• UNDP and WB, at the request of the Government
of Timor Leste, and specifically the Ministry of
Social Solidarity and its National Disaster
Management Directorate have been designing a
joint programme to address the challenges. The
programme’s goals are:
• Improve Climate Resilience
• Demonstrate good practices
• Improve DRM at the community
level
• Influence policy to mainstream
DRM into the transport sector
TENTATIVE LEVEL AND SOURCE OF FUNDING
Activity
Funding
Timing
Risk Assessment –
Climate/Disaster vulnerability
Global Facility for Disaster Risk
Reduction – ACP – EU (WB)
Jan 2014
Enabling improved climate
and disaster risk management
Least Developed Countries Fund
(UNDP)
Mid 2014
Capacity Building at National
and District level for
Mainstreaming Disaster Risk
Management
PHRD – JICA
(WB)
Strengthened climate and
disaster risk planning,
budgeting and delivery
Least Developed Countries Fund
(UNDP)
Community Based DRM
Projects around Dili-Ainaro
Corridor and Linked roads
PHRD –JICA
(WB)
Investments in climate
resilient community based
adaptation measures
Least Developed Countries Fund
(UNDP)
Component 1
Component 2
Component 3
Total of tentative level
of funding
WB: 3.6 Million (GFDRR and PHRD)
UNDP: 5.25 Million (LDCF)
Mid 2014
Mid 2014
One joint programme on supporting the
government strengthening
disaster/climate resilience along the DiliAinaro corridor in Timor Leste supported
and implemented through two projects:
• UNDP project, LDCF funded – approx. $5.7M
• WORLD BANK project, GFDRR ACP-EU (approx.
US$0.9M) and PHRD funds (approx. US$2.7M)
The joint programme supported by UNDP and
the WB aims at:
• Reducing climate change and natural disaster
associated risks, and
• Minimizing losses to physical infrastructure
arising from natural disasters and climate
change
To do this the programme aims at:
a. Performing a RISK ASSESSMENT - Understand better the
natural disaster risks and where they occur and
communicate this to decision makers to influence future
planning and budgeting
b. Developing capacity to manage disaster risks - influence
sub-national and sectoral strategies
c. Strengthening climate and disaster risk planning,
budgeting and delivery
d. Investing in climate resilient community based adaptation
measures and implementing risk management activities
to protect assets and livelihoods from disaster & climate
risks.
In this way, the joint programme will secure the
critical economic infrastructure in the Dili to
Ainaro corridor which is increasingly at risk from
climate change and disaster related impacts,
including localised flooding, landslides and
strong winds.
The joint programme is implemented
through two projects with considerable
cross over, both spatially and thematically.
This dictates that considerable
coordination and synchronization needs to
be built into the UNDP and WB supported
projects from the design phase through to
implementation of activities.
• In order to ensure the two projects coordinate
adequately under the umbrella of a joint
programme, a joint steering committee has
been proposed. The Ministry of Social
Solidarity would be the main ministerial focal
point, and would likely appoint the NDMD as
the primary National Directorate responsible
for chairing the Steering Committee and
implementing the Components of the Projects
that will be Nationally/Recipient Executed.
Project management units
• It is likely that two separate project
management units will need to be established
• Location
• ToRs
• Integrated Assessment Frameworks
As well as MSS, line-ministries will be
closely involved in all Components
• Close coordination between MSS and lineministries will also be required
• Inter-ministerial coordination will be an integral
part of the success of the project as many of the
activities will require other Ministries such as
MPW, MSA, MCIE and MAF
• Where possible, Suco development planning
process will be utilized
Timing
• January 2014 is likely to be the earliest that
Component 1 of the WB’s DRM project will be
operational
• UNDP’s project would likely come into
operation in mid 2014.