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Learning from Tropical Cyclone Seroja : Building Disaster and Climate Resilience in Timor-Leste.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- World Bank Group.
- Series:
- Risk and Vulnerability Assessment.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agriculture.
- Climate Change and Environment.
- Conflict and Development.
- Disaster Management.
- Environment.
- Environmental Disasters and Degradation.
- Hazard Risk Management.
- Housing.
- Roads and Highways.
- Transport.
- Urban Development.
- Urban Housing.
- Local Subjects:
- Agriculture.
- Climate Change and Environment.
- Conflict and Development.
- Disaster Management.
- Environment.
- Environmental Disasters and Degradation.
- Hazard Risk Management.
- Housing.
- Roads and Highways.
- Transport.
- Urban Development.
- Urban Housing.
- Other Title:
- Learning from Tropical Cyclone Seroja
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2021.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- 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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