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GENERAL INFORMATION

Grant Approval Date
End (estimated) Date
Project Cost $ 305,000
Sector Climate finance
Executing Agency Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs | Eswatini Meteorological Services
Current status Closed
eSWATINI - Advancing Low-Carbon, Climate Resilient Development
Eswatini – Advancing Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient Development
Background

The Kingdom of Eswatini, a small landlocked country in Southern Africa, is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, including droughts, erratic rainfall, and rising temperatures. The project aims to strengthen the country’s readiness for investment in a low-carbon and climate-resilient development pathway by supporting the Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs to assess and prioritize adaptation and mitigation actions, and to develop project proposals for submission to climate finance sources such as the Green Climate Fund (GCF). It also seeks to enhance the skills of key project managers and coordinators across institutions through targeted training in project development and management.

Objectives

The project enhanced Swaziland's readiness for investment in a low-carbon and climate resilient development pathway. It provides support to the Ministry of Tourism and Environment Affairs to assess and prioritize adaptation and mitigation actions and develop proposals for submission to climate finance sources, such as the GCF. It contributes to the training of key project managers and coordinators in different institutions on project development and management. 

Main Components/Outputs

The project has three main components:

  1. Assess and prioritize adaptation and mitigation actions.
  2. Develop concept notes and proposals for submission to climate finance sources such as the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
  3. Provide training to key project managers and coordinators across institutions on project development and management.
Key Achievements or Progress

The project key deliverables upon completion include the following:

  1. Development of concept notes on:

  • Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Solutions for Eswatini

  • Increasing Resilience in Eastern Eswatini (IRIS)

  • Building Rural Community Resilience to Climate Change through Improved and Adaptable WASH Services in the Lubombo and Shiselweni Regions

  • Building Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Cities in Eswatini: A Case of Mbabane and Matsapha Municipalities

  • Building Resilience for Improved Food and Water Security through Climate-Smart Agriculture

  1. Training of Trainers (ToT) on Project Development for Climate Finance:
    A total of 141 attendances were recorded over the five-day ToT, including 61 women. The training aimed to strengthen participants’ capacity to develop funding proposals and access climate finance sources, particularly the Green Climate Fund (GCF).

  2. Ongoing development of a full proposal for submission to the GCF through UNEP:
    Improving Climate Resilience in the Kingdom of Eswatini through the Integrated Management of Mountain Ecosystems.

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