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Timor-Leste : Country Environmental Analysis.
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- Author/Creator:
- World Bank.
- Series:
- Country Environmental Analysis
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adaptation to Climate Change.
- Air Pollution.
- Air Quality.
- Air Quality & Clean Air.
- Alternative Energy.
- Aquifers.
- Biodiversity.
- Cancer.
- Child Mortality.
- Climate.
- Climate Change.
- Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases.
- Coal.
- Coral Reefs.
- Deforestation.
- Desertification.
- Developing Countries.
- Drinking Water.
- Economic Development.
- Electricity.
- Emissions.
- Energy Policy.
- Environment.
- Environmental Economics & Policies.
- Environmental Policy.
- Fertility.
- Food Security.
- Forests.
- Fuels.
- Greenhouse Gases.
- Gross Domestic Product.
- Gross National Income.
- Groundwater.
- Human Capital.
- Indoor Air Pollution.
- Industrial Emissions.
- International Cooperation.
- Land Tenure.
- Logging.
- Low-Income Countries.
- Market Economy.
- Meat.
- Migration.
- Millennium Development Goals.
- Mortality.
- Natural Gas.
- Natural Resources.
- Natural Resources Management.
- Particulate Matter.
- Pesticides.
- Population Growth.
- Power Plants.
- Property Rights.
- Public Hearings.
- Rainfall.
- Renewable Energy.
- Rural Development.
- Rural Population.
- Sanitation.
- Soil Erosion.
- Stationary Sources.
- Streams.
- Unemployment.
- Urban Areas.
- Urban Population.
- Urbanization.
- User Fees.
- Waste Management.
- Water Resources Management.
- World Health Organization.
- Local Subjects:
- Adaptation to Climate Change.
- Air Pollution.
- Air Quality.
- Air Quality & Clean Air.
- Alternative Energy.
- Aquifers.
- Biodiversity.
- Cancer.
- Child Mortality.
- Climate.
- Climate Change.
- Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases.
- Coal.
- Coral Reefs.
- Deforestation.
- Desertification.
- Developing Countries.
- Drinking Water.
- Economic Development.
- Electricity.
- Emissions.
- Energy Policy.
- Environment.
- Environmental Economics & Policies.
- Environmental Policy.
- Fertility.
- Food Security.
- Forests.
- Fuels.
- Greenhouse Gases.
- Gross Domestic Product.
- Gross National Income.
- Groundwater.
- Human Capital.
- Indoor Air Pollution.
- Industrial Emissions.
- International Cooperation.
- Land Tenure.
- Logging.
- Low-Income Countries.
- Market Economy.
- Meat.
- Migration.
- Millennium Development Goals.
- Mortality.
- Natural Gas.
- Natural Resources.
- Natural Resources Management.
- Particulate Matter.
- Pesticides.
- Population Growth.
- Power Plants.
- Property Rights.
- Public Hearings.
- Rainfall.
- Renewable Energy.
- Rural Development.
- Rural Population.
- Sanitation.
- Soil Erosion.
- Stationary Sources.
- Streams.
- Unemployment.
- Urban Areas.
- Urban Population.
- Urbanization.
- User Fees.
- Waste Management.
- Water Resources Management.
- World Health Organization.
- Other Title:
- Timor-Leste
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2009.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- The Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) for Timor-Leste identifies environmental priorities through a systematic review of environmental issues in natural resources management and environmental health in the context of the country's economic development and environmental institutions. Lack of data has been the main limitation in presenting a more rigorous analysis. Nevertheless, the report builds on the best available secondary data, presents new data on the country's wealth composition, and derives new results on the costs of water and air pollution. The CEA calls for urgent attention to gaps in the environmental management framework, the lack of capacity to implement the few regulations in place, and the high cost of indoor air pollution and poor water, sanitation, and hygiene. Timor-Leste is a young country that regained independence in 2002, and it has emerged from a bitter past burdened by colonialism and violent conflicts. It is still a fragile state facing enormous challenges. The report also points out the lack of clean water, appropriate sanitation, and hygiene as an environmental priority. The CEA estimates that this imposes an economic cost of about USD 17 million per year by way of illness and premature death. The CEA also looks at outdoor air pollution and at natural resource management for land, forestry, and coastal and marine resources. Outdoor air pollution is not a serious problem for the time being, but it could become so in the long run if the economy grows rapidly, urbanization continues, heavy industry emerges, and motorization increases rapidly. This underlines the need for good forward territorial and development planning. In conclusion, much good work has already been done to enhance the quality of the environment in Timor-Leste. Efforts are under way to improve the data base for environmental management.
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