Discussions
Communities in Timor-Leste increase their resilience to the impacts of climate change
Antonio Sabino Martins is one of the successful farmers of his village, he demonstrates how to produce Pure Coconut Oil or how to raise rabbits during Farmer Filed days with other farmers at Macalaco Village, Baucau Municipality...
Using ancient traditions to tackle a very modern challenge in Timor Leste
When the mountain farmers of Timor Leste were faced with a series of devastating droughts and catastrophic floods, they looked to their own cultural traditions to help them survive. For centuries, when faced with big decisions...
EU and Forum sign agreement to tackle gender inequality in Pacific
The European Union and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat have signed a Financing Agreement to tackle the root causes of gender inequality and violence against women and girls in the Pacific. The more than US$15 million...
"Working with Nature for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation"
Dear members, Please find attached the PDF files of the InfoPoint session organised by DEVCO-C6 unit - Sustainable Energy & Climate Change on 2nd February 2017 in Brussels with Wetlands International for the World Wetlands day. A...
Timor-Leste performs poorly in Global Hunger Index
The 2013 Global Hunger Index (GHI) was released last week, and while most countries in the region had demonstrated a marked improvement in hunger levels since the 2005 index was published, Timor-Leste was among the worst...
Catherine Ashton on the elections in Timor-Leste (9/7/2012)
Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, made the following statement on 9 July 2012: "The legislative elections on 7 July marked a further important milestone in Timor...