Financing the Blue Economy in Timor-Leste: A Preliminary Roadmap

This roadmap focuses on the economic diversification opportunities presented by the blue economy and explores opportunities to leverage finance for “blue growth” in Timor-Leste. Additionally it highlights the role that the blue economy can play in accelerating sustainable economic development and the four key pillars of the Timor-Leste 2016-2030 Strategic Development Plan, and focuses in particular on the ways in which both domestic and external financial resources can be leveraged strategically to support blue economy development and the transition to a post-oil economy. The roadmap represents a first step in identifying and mapping financing options for the blue economy and aims to inform a national dialogue on future development pathways, and the role that different financing flows can play.