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Eswatini

At a Glance

The Southern Africa Regional Mission serves Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa.
 
USAID Southern Africa Regional supports an improved and resilient quality of life for Southern Africans. We are  particularly concerned with improving regional decision-making and collective action to improve management of resources and promote renewable energy. USAID’s climate change programming, through strong collaboration, aims to help countries cooperate and plan together to better prepare for these scenarios in priority sectors by supporting the climate change priorities and needs of the region, including a better enabling environment for investment in clean energy. As negative climate impacts are likely to center on water issues, efforts focus on adaptive management strategies within priority river basins most vulnerable to climate change. We support the integration of climate, water supply and sanitation, and biodiversity resources to ensure adequate water resource planning and management is taking place.

Climate Projections and Impacts

Refer to the Climate Risk Profile (2016) for more information.

Climate Projections

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Increased Frequency/Intensity of Extreme Weather Events
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Increased Precipitation Unpredictability/Variability
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Sea Level Rise

Key Climate Impact Areas

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Agriculture
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Ecosystems
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Energy & Infrastructure
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Human Health
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Water

Funding & Country Climate Context


USAID Regional Climate Change Funding (2022)

Total

$6 Million

Adaptation

$4 Million

Sustainable Landscapes

$2 Million

GAIN Vulnerability

Medium

Population (2023)

1.1 Million

GHG Emissions Growth

-0.70%

% Forested Area

34.30

Refer to metadata and sources for more details.

Climate Change Information

Climate Risk Profile

Climate Risk Profile: Southern Africa

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Factsheet: Southern Africa

Climate Change Risk Profile: Southern Africa
Climate Risk Profile

Climate Risk Profile: Southern Africa

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