Learning from Tropical Cyclone Seroja : Building Disaster and Climate Resilience in Timor-Leste

Tropical Cyclone (TC) Seroja impacted Timor-Leste with heavy torrential rains over a 24-hour period on April 4, 2021, with an average intensity of over 14 millimeters per hour and a peak intensity of over 70 millimeters per hour. The heavy precipit...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:	CYCLONE CLIMATE RESILIENCE DISASTER RESILIENCE DAMAGE AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT HOUSING TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AGRICULTURE DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/099245001042214184/P176988082e2b60f30b4d60866a38e728f7 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36806

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spelling	okr-10986-368062022-01-12T05:10:35Z Learning from Tropical Cyclone Seroja : Building Disaster and Climate Resilience in Timor-Leste World Bank CYCLONE CLIMATE RESILIENCE DISASTER RESILIENCE DAMAGE AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT HOUSING TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AGRICULTURE DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT Tropical Cyclone (TC) Seroja impacted Timor-Leste with heavy torrential rains over a 24-hour period on April 4, 2021, with an average intensity of over 14 millimeters per hour and a peak intensity of over 70 millimeters per hour. The heavy precipitation and the country’s natural topography led to flash floods, landslides, and liquefaction, causing significant damage. The disaster affected all 13 municipalities of Timor-Leste, caused at least 44 fatalities, damaged critical infrastructure such as roads, bridges, water supply infrastructure, schools, and health facilities, and impacted rural areas and agricultural assets. This report is part of the World Bank’s response to the Government’s request for support in assessing damages as well as longer-term implications for disaster risk management. It will serve as inputs to a more detailed Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) under development and could inform the methodology of future similar remote-based assessments. It is also a contribution to the policy dialogue with the Governmentand its partners about how to plan and invest more effectively to mitigate disasters in the future. 2022-01-11T13:22:06Z 2022-01-11T13:22:06Z 2021-12-21 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/099245001042214184/P176988082e2b60f30b4d60866a38e728f7 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36806 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Risk and Vulnerability Assessment East Asia and Pacific Timor-Leste
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description	Tropical Cyclone (TC) Seroja impacted Timor-Leste with heavy torrential rains over a 24-hour period on April 4, 2021, with an average intensity of over 14 millimeters per hour and a peak intensity of over 70 millimeters per hour. The heavy precipitation and the country’s natural topography led to flash floods, landslides, and liquefaction, causing significant damage. The disaster affected all 13 municipalities of Timor-Leste, caused at least 44 fatalities, damaged critical infrastructure such as roads, bridges, water supply infrastructure, schools, and health facilities, and impacted rural areas and agricultural assets. This report is part of the World Bank’s response to the Government’s request for support in assessing damages as well as longer-term implications for disaster risk management. It will serve as inputs to a more detailed Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) under development and could inform the methodology of future similar remote-based assessments. It is also a contribution to the policy dialogue with the Governmentand its partners about how to plan and invest more effectively to mitigate disasters in the future.
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title	Learning from Tropical Cyclone Seroja : Building Disaster and Climate Resilience in Timor-Leste
title_short	Learning from Tropical Cyclone Seroja : Building Disaster and Climate Resilience in Timor-Leste
title_full	Learning from Tropical Cyclone Seroja : Building Disaster and Climate Resilience in Timor-Leste
title_fullStr	Learning from Tropical Cyclone Seroja : Building Disaster and Climate Resilience in Timor-Leste
title_full_unstemmed	Learning from Tropical Cyclone Seroja : Building Disaster and Climate Resilience in Timor-Leste
title_sort	learning from tropical cyclone seroja : building disaster and climate resilience in timor-leste
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Learning from Tropical Cyclone Seroja : Building Disaster and Climate Resilience in Timor-Leste

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