Timor-Leste Floods - Situation Report No 10 (As of 18 June 2021) - Timor-Leste reliefweb.int - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reliefweb.int Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Burning Ambition: Timor-Leste’s Waste Management Problem
While plastic consumption needs to be reduced, the real challenge is improving waste management.
Source: Supplied Tuesday, 25 May 2021 09:40 AM
Fifty kilometres east of Dili is the site of one of Timor-Leste’s most renowned scuba diving locations.
It is reached via the nearby Santo Antonio Grotto rest stop where timber-slat huts sell plastic bottled water and noodles in Styrofoam cups. Directly behind the shops are mountains of burning plastic packaging in a seasonally-dry river bed waitin.
In Timor-Leste, there is a growing plastic waste crisis. The issue is crucial for Timor-Leste’s tourism potential based on the nation’s relatively unexploited marine and terrestrial environments.
Timor-Leste Floods - Situation Report No 9 (As of 21 May 2021) - Timor-Leste reliefweb.int - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reliefweb.int Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
This report is produced by UN RCO Timor-Leste in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It is issued by UN TimorLeste. It covers the period from 29 April to 6 May 2021. The next report will be issued on or around 20 May 2021.
HIGHLIGHTS
Since the declaration of a state of calamity in Dili on 8 April, the Government continues to lead the flood response. On 4 May, the President promulgated the amendment of the 2021 General State Budget, with an increased allocation to the Contingency Fund from USD 23.8 million to USD 65.2 million.
In solidarity with the Government, the humanitarian partners have provided relief assistance worth over USD 10.7 million to-date.