Publications

The objective of this research is to analyse and understand the role played by civil society in the area of fiscal and economic diversification policies, and to provide data to form a base of…

Timor-Leste is facing a major challenge to be able to accommodate between 20,000 to 30,000 young people who enter the labour force each year. Currently, Timor-Leste’s economy cannot absorb these…

The Inclusion Project - Phase 2 works with vulnerable communities and civil society to ensure continued access to essential river resources for their livelihoods, health and well-being, and is a…

The Informal Sector in Timor-Leste has been severely impacted by COVID-19. This research by Timorese Organization Mata Dalan Institute (MDI), supported by Oxfam in Timor-Leste presents key findings…

Because of non-cooperation over shared waters governance in the GBM basin, the basin countries are losing more than USD 14.2 billion annually. Such a high cost of non-cooperation in one of the most…

Women's Land Rights in Timor Leste

Afghanistan is a complex and fragile environment with natural and man-made disasters exacerbated by protracted conflicts at local and national levels. It is ranked as the least peaceful country in…

In March 2019, International Rivers and partners convened the inaugural global Women and Rivers Congress in Nepal. This brought together close to 100 women from more than 30 countries to celebrate…

Unpaid care and domestic work (UCDW) is one of the most persistent and systemic barriers to achieving gender equality and women’s economic empowerment. Hence, it is important for the ASEAN and its…

The increasing integration of ASEAN markets, as envisioned by the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), has opened new opportunities for investment and trade in the region. ASEAN’s combined GDP of US$ 2.6…