Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Water Security in South Africa

Development of the full Green Climate Fund Project Approval Process (PAP) Funding Proposal and Annexes for the project ‘Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Water Security in South Africa (EbA-Water)’

South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) / Green Climate Fund (GCF)

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is developing the Project ‘Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) for Water Security in South Africa for funding by the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The EbA-Water project seeks to build the resilience of a selection of South Africa’s priority Strategic Water Source Areas (SWSAs) using a participatory, action-learning EbA approach.

The SWSAs are targeted because of their relatively high water value, supplying a disproportionate amount of mean annual run off that supports downstream populations and economic activities in geographic areas of interest. As such, the overarching objective of the project, once implemented, is to protect or secure some of the country’s most socio-economically important SWSAs to promote water security in South Africa.

In developing the EbA-Water Project, SANBI sought support from the GCF under their Project Preparation Facility (PPF) Services for conducting all the necessary activities and providing all the deliverables that will form part of the preparation of a full GCF Funding Proposal. OneWorld, in partnership with Oxford Policy Management (OPM) is supporting SANBI in the development of the Funding Proposal (under GCF’s simplified approval process).

OneWorld is leading the team and the development of the Funding Proposal including key components, underpinned by a co-creative, consultative, and iterative development approach which is centered on ensuring the application of an intersectional lens to participatory engagements.

Oneworld is responsible for key aspects of the funding proposal, including the: high-level Baseline and detailed Studies and Climate Risk Assessment (CRA),  Feasibility Study; Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP), Gender analysis and Gender Action Plan (GAP), Economic and Financial Analysis, Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM), and the Risk Assessment and Management Plan.