Timor-Leste Water Sector Assessment and Roadmap
Despite significant progress since gaining independence in 2002, Timor-Leste’s economy is still struggling with declining oil revenues and slowing economic growth, while access to improved basic services is still low and vulnerability to natural di...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/433121521173685667/Timor-Leste-Water-sector-assessment-and-roadmap http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29527 |
| Summary: | Despite significant progress since
gaining independence in 2002, Timor-Leste’s economy is still
struggling with declining oil revenues and slowing economic
growth, while access to improved basic services is still low
and vulnerability to natural disasters remain high. In that
context, strategic investments in the water sector and
addressing water management is crucial to meet national and
international development commitments and to stimulate
economic growth. Potential for the development of the water
resources exists in Timor-Leste, although it is constrained
by limited data as well as by the institutional capacity to
implement integrated water resources management (IWRM)
solutions. Irrigation scheme rehabilitation has been driven
by a target of self-sufficiency in food production but
recent studies point to alternatives and more economically
viable models for achieving this policy target. For water
supply and sanitation, Timor-Leste met its millennium
development goal (MDG) water and sanitation targets for
urban areas, but missed its MDG target for rural areas.
Progress has been made, although the sustainability of
services remains a challenge. Investing in the water sector
will have broad and significant benefits to the economy,
community, and the environment in Timor-Leste. |
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