Director at the Secure Futures Consultancy, Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom.
Disasters. 2014 Oct;38(4):690-718. doi: 10.1111/disa.12082.
Few studies have explored the relationships between nation-building, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Focusing on small island developing states, this paper examines nation-building in Timor-Leste, a small island developing state that recently achieved independence. Nation-building in Timor-Leste is explored in the context of disaster risk reduction, which necessarily includes climate change adaptation. The study presents a synopsis of Timor-Leste's history and its nation-building efforts as well as an overview of the state of knowledge of disaster risk reduction including climate change adaptation. It also offers an analysis of significant gaps and challenges in terms of vertical and horizontal governance, large donor presence, data availability and the integration of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation for nation-building in Timor-Leste. Relevant and applicable lessons are provided from other small island developing states to assist Timor-Leste in identifying its own trajectory out of underdevelopment while it builds on existing strengths.
鲜有研究探索国家建设、减少灾害风险和适应气候变化之间的关系。本文以小岛屿发展中国家为重点，研究了最近实现独立的小岛屿发展中国家东帝汶的国家建设。东帝汶的国家建设是在减少灾害风险的背景下进行的，而减少灾害风险必然包括适应气候变化。本研究概述了东帝汶的历史及其国家建设努力，以及减少灾害风险，包括适应气候变化方面的知识状况。它还分析了东帝汶在垂直和水平治理、大捐助方存在、数据可用性以及减少灾害风险和适应气候变化方面的整合方面存在的重大差距和挑战，以促进国家建设。从其他小岛屿发展中国家汲取了相关和适用的经验教训，以协助东帝汶在利用现有优势的同时，走出欠发达状态，确定自己的发展轨迹。
