Ita-nia mundu ne’ebé muda lalais nesesita agora, liu fali uluk, atu ita haree ba futuru. Nesesidade atu haree ba oin maka partikularmente integral iha komunidade rurál sira ne’ebé iha relasaun metin no depende ba sira-nia ambiente ba ai-han, rendimentu, saúde no meiu subsisténsia sira. Komunidade sira-ne’e presiza prepara no adapta ba futuru ida iha mudansa klimátika globál nia okos no mós motor lokál sira ba mudansa ekosistema sira. Globalmente, aproximasaun oi-oin dezenvolve ona atu fornese hanoin sira kona-ba saida maka sei akontese iha futuru, maibé dalabarak aproximasaun sira-ne’e estrañu no la prátiku iha kontestu nasaun sira ne’ebé iha hela faze sub-dezenvolvimentu no komunidade rurál sira. Maske jestaun peskas iha Timor-Leste hetan ona apoiu barak iha dékada hirak liubá, lakuna ida sei iha maka oinsa atu komprende estatutu rekursu tasi nian no ekosistema sira, no oinsa sira-ne’e tenke uza no jere iha mundu ne’ebé mudansa ba beibeik. Our rapidly changing world necessitates now, more than ever, that we look into the future. The need for looking forward is particulary integral in rural communities that are closely linked with and depend on their environment for food, income, health and livelihoods. These communities need to prepare and adapt for a future under global climate change as well as local drivers of ecosystem change. Globally, various approaches have been developed to provide insights into what the future might hold, but many times these approaches are alien and impractical in the context of developing nations and rural communities. Even though fisheries management in Timor-Leste has received a lot of support and focus over the past decades, a gap still remains in understanding the status of marine resources and ecosystems and how these should be used and managed in a changing world.