DILI, 11 january 2022 (TATOLI)- The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is working with the Government of Timor-Leste to develop a one-year multi-hazard mapping to identify areas at risk of natural disasters.
UNDP Resident Representative in Timor-Leste, Munkhtuya Altangerel said that UNDP worked closely with the Government of Timor-Leste in developing a dynamic multi-hazard mapping module for areas at risk of natural disasters across Timor-Leste.
This multi-hazard mapping module aims to update annually based on geological data. It also provides climate information data available worldwide.
“Like other countries, Timor-Leste also experienced many natural disasters, earthquakes, floods, landslides, and droughts, therefore it is important to create and develop a climate module in Timor-Leste to identify areas at risk of natural disasters,” UNDP Resident Representative in Timor-Leste Munkhtuya Altangerel told reporters in Suai room, today.
Ms. Altangerel explained that the module will introduce 130 climate-resilient infrastructure units in six municipalities in Timor-Leste: “The results of the module will be announced in May and June 2022 and the final data report will be available by the end of December 2022,”
In the same place, Secretary of State for Civil Protection, Joaquim Gusmão Martins said the workshop focused on providing accessibility of information on the dangers of climate resilience.
“UNDP will introduce climate hazard mapping. The map helps the SoSCP to identify areas at risk of natural disasters such as floods, landslides, earthquakes, and droughts including land burned,” said Gusmao.
In addition, the module will also identify appropriate places for infrastructure, appropriate places for construction of buildings/houses, roads, and bridges and will also be used to update the new population census.
Secretary of State for Environmental Protection, Demétrio Amaral said Timor-Leste is required to collect all preview histories of climate hazards.
According to Amaral, this Module is important to measure Timor-Leste’s capacity to prevent future climate hazards and to analyze more risks that will occur in the future.
“The Module is important to measure Timor-Leste’s capacity to prevent future climate hazards and to analyze more risks that will occur in the future,”
Amaral added that this climate hazard mapping project cost nearly one million USD with a duration of six months.
But previously, the Government of Timor-Leste and UNDP had put a total of 58.4 million USD for the entire project including agro-forestry, capacity building and training, and maintenance of major hazard mapping including climate hazard mapping.
The total budget of UNDP is 22.4 million USD while the Government of Timor-Leste allocated 36 million USD for a total of 58.4 million USD for the whole program.
Journalist: Jose Belarmino de Sa
Editor: Nelia B
