FP209
Climate Change Resilience through South Africa’s Water Reuse Programme (“WRP”)
Climate Change Resilience through South Africa’s Water Reuse Programme (“WRP”)
South Africa is ranked as one of most vulnerable countries to climate change and, in particular, to water-related vulnerability. Accordingly, the government's National Adaptation Plan stresses the need for enhanced water efficiency as water usage already exceeds reliable yields in a time when precipitation patterns are changing for the worse and as average temperatures continue to rise. Without action, the country is projected to face a 17 per cent water deficit by 2030.
The project aims to establish and operationalise a national water reuse programme (WRP) that helps address the water scarcity issue by transforming the country’s wastewater system. By treating water as a new asset class and stimulating and activating the water reuse market, South Africa can unlock future economic growth while protecting its scarce and increasingly demanded water-resources. The funding from GCF will reduce the risk exposure of potential private financiers and municipalities by blending GCF funds with funds from private investors while providing key stakeholders with technical assistance and capacity-building.
Grants from the GCF Project Preparation Facility (PPF) supported the Accredited Entity in the development of this project's funding proposal (FP).
Project timeline
Pipeline
29 Oct 2019 - 1354 days
Concept note received
29 Oct 2019
Funding proposal received
17 Dec 2021
Cleared by GCF Secretariat
04 Aug 2022
Legal opinion on AE's Internal Approval
01 Jun 2023
Cleared by iTAP
10 Jul 2023
Approved
13 Jul 2023 - 89 days
Approved by GCF Board
13 Jul 2023
FAA executed
14 Jul 2023
Under implementation
09 Oct 2023 - 394 days so far
FAA effective
09 Oct 2023
Disbursement - USD 5,000,000
09 Apr 2024
To be completed
09 Oct 2033 - 3,260 days to go
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Financing
- Private sector
- Public sector
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Size
- Micro
- Small
- Medium
- Large
GCF financing2% disbursed
Instrument | Amount |
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Loan | USD 200,000,000 |
Grant | USD 35,000,000 |
Total GCF Financing |
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USD 235,000,000 |
Co-financing
Co-financer | Instrument | Amount |
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Co-Financing | Grant | USD 2,000,000 |
Co-Financing | Guarantee | USD 50,000,000 |
Co-Financing | Grant | USD 30,000,000 |
Co-Financing | Equity | USD 200,000,000 |
Co-Financing | Loan | USD 650,000,000 |
Co-Financing | Loan | USD 150,000,000 |
Co-Financing | Grant | USD 155,000,000 |
Total Co-Financing |
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USD 1,237,000,000 |
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Entity
Development Bank of Southern Africa
Head, Climate Finance
1258 Lever Road, Headway Hill, Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Climate Change Specialist, Climate Finance
1258 Lever Road, Headway Hill, Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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National Designated Authority
Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment
Senior Policy Advisor: International Governance Management
Documents
Title | Type | Date |
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Climate Change Resilience through South Africa’s Water Reuse Programme (“WRP”) | Approved funding proposal | 03 Aug 2023 |
Gender assessment for FP209: Climate Change Resilience through South Africa’s Water Reuse Programme (“WRP”) | Gender assessment | 13 Jul 2023 |
Gender action plan for FP209: Climate Change Resilience through South Africa’s Water Reuse Programme (“WRP”) | Gender action plan | 13 Jul 2023 |
Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP209: Climate Change Resilience through South Africa’s Water Reuse Programme (“WRP”) | Environmental and Social Safeguards report | 02 Jun 2023 |
News + Stories
GCF signs six new project agreements after 36th Board meeting
24 Jul 2023 / Six project agreements for climate action were signed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partners on the margins of GCF’s 36th Board meeting (10-13 July 2023), a record number for the Fund. Out of 12 projects formally approved at GCF’s 36th Board meeting, six project agreements, or Funding Activity Agreements (FAAs), have been signed just days later, demonstrating the Fund’s increasing speed in moving projects from approval to implementation on the ground.