MBABANE – Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini has taken issue with the slow pace and limited access to climate funding during a meeting with officials from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) African Division.
The GCF delegation arrived in Eswatini this week to engage government on how to improve access to climate finance and streamline delivery mechanisms. Talks were held yesterday in Mbabane.
During the meeting, Dlamini expressed frustration over the sluggish accreditation process and the lack of tangible progress in climate-related projects. He pointed out that despite the country’s negligible contribution to global emissions, Eswatini continues to struggle to secure the funding needed to support development and ensure energy security.
He called for more practical adaptation support and proposed that national institutions be accredited to take charge of project delivery. He also urged stakeholders to prepare large-scale proposals—each worth no less than US$20 million—to match the country’s development ambitions and realities on the ground.
The Prime Minister maintained that climate finance must respond to Eswatini’s actual needs, not theoretical models, and that the country should have direct control over its own climate resilience efforts.
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