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CCARDESA TRAINS EXPERTS ON CLIMATE-INFORMED CROP YIELD MODEL TO BOOST AGRICULTURAL RESILIENCE

May 16, 2025Thubelihle Mweli

By Phumzile Ndlovu EZULWINI — In a bold effort to strengthen climate-smart agriculture and improve climate information services, Eswatini has taken a major step toward enhancing its agrometeorological systems. From Monday to Friday (May 12–16, 2025_, the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA), with support from AICCRA (Accelerating Impacts […]

STANDARD BANK TO FUND HYDROPOWER PROJECT

February 11, 2025dennisc

BY MBONO MDLULI MBABANE – Standard Bank Eswatini has announced that they will fund the Lower Maguduza Hydropower project, which is valued at E567 million. According to a statement by the bank, the project, which is 13.5 megawatts (MW), is sponsored by African Clean Energy Development (Pty) Ltd (ACED), with African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM). […]

HEATWAVE TO HIT THE COUNTRY FROM TOMORROW

December 9, 2024dennisc

BY PHESHEYA IAN KUNENE MBABANE – Eswatini’s National Meteorological Service has issued a weather warning about a persistent heat wave expected to hit the country tomorrow. According to reports shared by the organisation, the heat wave will last until Friday. The warning was shared on the Meteorological Service’s social media platforms and was further broadcasted […]

PUBLIC URGED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AMID RISING LIGHTNING AND HAILSTORM INCIDENTS

December 6, 2024dennisc

BY PHESHEYA IAN KUNENE MBABANE – The Eswatini Meteorological Service has warned the nation to take precautions amid rising cases of lightning-related incidents. This as the country has recently been dealing with increasingly severe weather conditions, with hailstorms and thunderstorms wreaking havoc across various regions. These storms have resulted in significant damage, including the destruction […]

ESWATINI TO FORM PART OF SDG SUMMIT

September 12, 2023dennisc0

BY DELISA THWALA MBABANE – Eswatini will form part of the SDG Summit taking place next week. The United Nations will convene the SDG Summit in September 18-19, 2023 at its Headquarters in New York. The 2023 SDG Summit will mark the beginning of a new phase of accelerated progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals […]

LATEST NDMA ESWATINI TORRENTIAL RAINFALL SITUATIONAL REPORT PUBLISHED

February 14, 2023dennisc0

…. Over 464 people affected BY PHUMELELE MKHONTA MBABANE– The effects of Climate Change are being intensely felt globally, including in Eswatini. The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) publishes a situation analysis, to keep the country updated on what is on the ground- as a precautionary measure. Torrential rain, or a torrential downpour, is any amount […]

LITTLE GREEN STEPS FOR ESWATINI

February 7, 2023dennisc0

By Zandisile Howe (Miss Ecotourism 2022/23, UNESWA graduate) Climate change is an issue that affects all of us, in one way or another. This is despite how much one has contributed to the problem. This is why we must all be involved in finding solutions to the problem or adapting to it. This is especially […]

CLIMATE CHANGE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY…

January 31, 2023dennisc0

(Courtesy of the United Nations Climate Action) Renewable energy is energy derived from natural sources that are replenished at a higher rate than they are consumed. Sunlight and wind, for example, are such sources that are constantly being replenished. Renewable energy sources are plentiful and all around us. Fossil fuels – coal, oil and gas – on […]

DIFFERENT PROFESSIONALS, AUTHORS ANSWER THE BIG QUESTION: CAN CLIMATE CHANGE BE BEATEN? AND WHY SOME SCIENTISTS ARE HOPEFUL…

January 24, 2023dennisc0

(Sourced from The Conversation) Can our planet recover from climate change? Commissioning Editor, Kofoworola Belo-Osagie, asked scientists to share the reasons they believe there is hope. Jennifer Fitchett, Associate Professor of Physical Geography, School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa People are starting to notice the weather and climate, […]

INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS

January 17, 2023dennisc0

By Dr. Deepa Pullanikkatil (NDC Coordinator, MTEA contracted through UNDP) Africa is prone to multiple hazards, with hydro-meteorological hazards of floods, droughts and dry-spells being the most common ones. Such shocks require countries to be prepared with early warning systems in order to cope. With climate-related disasters displacing more people than conflict, UN Secretary-General António […]

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