Second National Communication to UNFCCC
Second National Communication to UNFCCC
October 28, 2013
Swaziland’s Second National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has been prepared in accordance with Article 4, paragraph 1, and Article 12, paragraph 1, of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which calls for each Party to report to the Conference of Parties (COP) information on its emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol (Greenhouse Gas Inventories); national or where appropriate, regional
programmes containing measures to mitigate, and to facilitate adequate adaptation to climate change (general description of steps taken or envisaged by the Party to implement the Convention); and any other information that the Party considers relevant to the achievement of the objective of the Convention.
Highlights
- South Africa accounts for 90% of Swaziland imports. Swaziland’s exports to South Africa amounts to 60% and she imports 80% of her electricity from South Africa.
- Despite a relatively high per capita income of $2,708 (IMF, 2010), giving it a ranking of 106 out of 181 countries and therefore categorized as a lower middle income country, Swaziland faces socio-economic challenges akin to a least developed country.
- Climate change will affect production of crops differently depending on the crop type, the agro-ecological zone and the planting time period for the particular crop.