About 80 percent of the poor households in Timor-Leste live in rural areas and are dependent on agriculture for their … livelihood. It is therefore widely acknowledged that growth in the agriculture sector is an important channel through which …. Agricultural productivity in the country is also well below that of other small island developing states and has fallen below the …

The rapid review confirms that Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are socially, culturally, and … island countries have uniquely fragile water resources due to their small size, lack of natural storage, competing land use …

Small island developing states (SIDS) are among the most exposed, vulnerable countries in the world to natural hazards …. The World Bank's programmatic technical assistance, Resilient Transport in Small Island Developing States, implemented …