Climate Resilience in Eswatini: Lessons from the Philippines Mangrove Story
In Eswatini, climate change brings different but equally serious challenges compared to the Philippines. While the Philippines faces typhoons and storm surges, Eswatini experiences recurrent droughts, erratic rainfall, and occasional flash floods, especially in the Lowveld and Lubombo regions. Rural farmers and livestock‑dependent households are most affected because their livelihoods rely heavily on natural resources. Communities cope through rainwater harvesting, drought‑tolerant crops, and soil‑conservation practices. Government ministries, NGOs, and partners like UNDP support climate‑smart agriculture and water projects. Like the mangrove restoration in the Philippines, Eswatini’s resilience grows through community action and nature‑based solutions like tree planting or man-made/artificial forests.