The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), is a national entity and a research institute that coordinates research, monitors and reports on the state of biodiversity in South Africa. SANBI also provides planning and policy advice and pilots management models. It has developed and implemented climate-resilient projects that deliver multiple and sustainable benefits to communities in an effort to respond to local adaptation needs and national climate change priorities. SANBI has achieved this by mobilizing financial resources from various sources, including multilateral financial institutions.
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Accreditation timeline
Accreditation date
14 Oct 2016
AMA execution date
12 Jul 2017
AMA effectiveness date
31 Oct 2019
Entity details
Size
Micro
Small
Medium
Large
Environmental and social risk category
Category C
Category B
Category A
Intermediation 3
Intermediation 2
Intermediation 1
Fiduciary standards
Basic
Project management
Grant award
On-lending/blending:
Loan
Equity
Guarantee
Blending
Projects
FP267
Adaptation
South Africa
Scaling up ecosystem-based approaches to managing climate-intensified disaster risks in vulnerable regions of South Africa ("Eco-DRR")
Adaptation Fund, Green Climate Fund Convene First Community of Practice Meeting of Direct Access Entities to Climate Finance
04 Jun 2019 / In an effort to accelerate and enhance Direct Access to climate finance for developing countries that are vulnerable to climate change, the Adaptation Fund (AF), Green Climate Fund (GCF), African Development Bank (AfDB) and South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) are joining forces to facilitate a meeting of more than 30 accredited implementing entities from both AF and GCF in Durban, South Africa June 5-7.
Words do make a difference, says South African climate finance partner
24 May 2017 / The language of climate action must resonate with local people, a South African Accredited Entity representative said on the side line of a GCF workshop.
Head of Branch: Biodiversity Science and Policy Advice
Centre for Biodiversity Conservation, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Rhodes Avenue, Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa
Chief Director: Adaptation Policy and Resourcing
Centre for Biodiversity Conservation, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Rhodes Avenue, Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa
Address
SANBI Private Bag X7, Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa
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