This document was produced by the project entitled “Disaster Risk Management Institutional and Operational Systems Development in Timor-Leste”, co-funded by UNDP and the Disaster Preparedness Programme of the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department (DIPECHO). The project has been supporting the National Disaster Management Directorate (NDMD) to address the immediate needs as identified by the Council of Ministers for the development of necessary institutional and standard operational systems to support the operationalisation of the National Policy for Disaster Risk Management, the decentralization of services, and the strengthening of the link between district and central levels, as well as among various Government structures.