Author: Willis Osemo

CONSULTANCY TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL ALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE TARGETS, ACTIONS, POLICY MEASURES AND NEEDS IN ESWATINI’S NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION (NDC), THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS) AND SENDAI

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) became a member of the NDC Partnership in August 2019 and has since been awarded a grant to support three (3) Member States namely: Eswatini, Zambia and Zimbabwe with Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) revision and implementation processes.  The NDC Partnership is a global initiative to help…
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CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT AN ASSESSMENT OF COST BENEFIT AND MACRO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN ESWATINI

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) became a member of the NDC Partnership in August 2019 and has since been awarded a grant to support three (3) Member States namely: Eswatini, Zambia and Zimbabwe with Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) revision and implementation processes.  The NDC Partnership is a global initiative to help…
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CONSULTANCY ON ENHANCING COMMUNICATION FOR THE NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE KINGDOM OF ESWATINI AND EXISTING COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE ENGAGED TO FACILITATE GROUP-BASED LEARNING

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) became a member of the NDC Partnership in August 2019 and has since been awarded a grant to support three (3) Member States namely: Eswatini, Zambia and Zimbabwe with Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) revision and implementation processes.  The NDC Partnership is a global initiative to help…
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CONSULTANCY TO ESTABLISH BASELINES AND INDICATORS FOR TRACKING AND REPORTING ON GENDER RESPONSIVE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) became a member of the NDC Partnership in August 2019 and has since been awarded a grant to support three (3) Member States namely: Eswatini, Zambia and Zimbabwe with Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) revision and implementation processes.  The NDC Partnership is a global initiative to help…
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Consultancy to Develop Sectoral Action Pipelines to Achieve Nationally Determined Contributions Targets in Priority Sectors

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) became a member of the NDC Partnership in August 2019 and has since been awarded a grant to support three (3) Member States namely: Eswatini, Zambia and Zimbabwe with Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) revision and implementation processes.  The NDC Partnership is a global initiative to help…
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e-COMESA Newsletter 636

e-COMESA Newsletter 636

50 Million African Women Speak platform unveiled in Seychelles

The 50 Million African Women Speak (50MAWSP) platform was on Tuesday 25 August unveiled in Seychelles with the country’s President His Excellency Danny Faure urging women to seize the opportunities it will present them to do business. The launch was the first in a COMESA Member State since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and…
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Consumer Alert on Pyramid Schemes

The COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) has advised consumers in the region to be on the lookout for pyramid schemes whereby people are encouraged to join and recruit others at a fee to make money. Members of a pyramid scheme make money through the recruitment of others. A statement from CCC Headquarters in Malawi states that…
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COMESA, AU, SADC Engage Youth on Silencing the Guns

COMESA, the African Union and SADC have agreed that young people in Africa should no longer be seen as perpetrators of conflicts or targets of violence but rather be recognized as actors and partners in promoting peace and security. The three bodies have acknowledged that youth are partners who have continued to play an important…
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COMESA Enhancing the Leather Value Chain in Eswatini

Over 150 artisans have been trained in various areas of the Leather Value chain in the Kingdom of Eswatini with support from the European Development Fund through the Regional Integration Support Mechanism (RISM). Specifically, the project has trained artisans in footwear design and making, leather goods design and making, vegetable tanning and on the establishment…
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