South African National Biodiversity Institute
SANBI
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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Size
- Micro
- Small
- Medium
- Large
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Environmental and social risk category
- Category C
- Category B
- Category A
- Intermediation 3
- Intermediation 2
- Intermediation 1
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Fiduciary standards
- Basic
- Project management
- Grant award
- On-lending/blending:
- Loan
- Equity
- Guarantee
- Blending
Documents
Title | Type | Date |
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Nature-based Solutions for transforming smallholder farming systems that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change in South Africa SANBI |
Concept note | 11 Dec 2020 |
Securing Strategic Water Source Areas in South Africa towards enhancing adaptation to climate change exacerbated water scarcity SANBI |
Concept note | 12 Oct 2020 |
Scaling up ecosystem-based approaches to managing climate-intensified disaster risks in vulnerable regions of South Africa SANBI |
Concept note | 30 Sep 2019 |
Readiness grant agreement for South Africa (ZAF‐RS‐001) SANBI |
Readiness grant agreement | 22 Sep 2017 |
Accreditation Master Agreement between GCF and SANBI SANBI |
Accreditation Master Agreement | 21 Aug 2017 |
Entity Support for South Africa through SANBI SANBI |
Approved readiness proposal | 05 Jun 2017 |
Accredited Entity nomination from South Africa for SANBI SANBI |
Accredited Entity nomination letter | 06 Jan 2017 |
News & Stories

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.
Contacts
Director, Climate Change Adaptation
SANBI Private Bag X7, Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa
Chief Financial Officer
SANBI Private Bag X7, Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa