What does Climate Change Adaptation look like in practice?�

��CD: APR��Feb 2022

Nhlazuka

CLIMATE PROJECTIONS:

• Temperature increases
• Increase in extreme storm and flood events
• Seasonal shifts and later onset of summer rains

Msunduzi peri-urban

Mopani

Namakwa

The Adaptation Fund (AF) was established by the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), as a mechanism to finance concrete adaptation projects and programmes in developing country parties. ��The fund is capitalised mainly from a percentage of proceeds of the Clean Development Mechanism. Challenges now due to collapsed carbon market.��Adaptation Fund resources are accessed via Multilateral Implementing Entities (MIEs) and National Implementing Entities (NIEs). �Direct Access = the Big Innovation of the Adaptation Fund��Only ONE accredited entity per country for the AF�USD 10 million cap (currently)

SANBI is SA’s National implementing entity (NIE) of the Adaptation Fund:

USD 10 million mobilized for climate change adaptation

Resource mobilisation and delivery of tangible benefits

System wide governance, Partnerships with sub-national government ..springboard for GCF….

SANBI’s role in mobilising climate finance

The NIE Project Development Process…

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1. Sept 2011: Accreditation
2. Sept 2012: Operationalisation
3. August 2012: First NIE SC meeting
4. Oct 2012: Stakeholder Consultation
5. Nov 2012: Investment Framework
6. Nov 2012: Call for Proposals
7. Jan 2013: Proposal selection and development
8. Concept submission
9. July 2013: Concept approval
10. Detailed design – 12 months
11. July 2014: Submission for October 2014 board meeting
12. October 2014: Approval of both projects
13. November 2015 and ongoing: Inception, implementation and closure

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• Good governance at all levels unlocks opportunities

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• Good participatory process takes time and has multiple benefits

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Project 1:

Building resilience in the Greater uMngeni Catchment, South Africa

(USD 7.5 million)

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• Early warning systems that support local communities and small scale farmers
• Climate-proof settlements (built and ecological infrastructure) and informing settlement planning
• Climate resilient agriculture
• Lessons learnt

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Nhalzuka

Vulindlela

the uMngeni Catchment

Providing water to

the Cities of Pietermaritzburg and Durban

uMgungundlovu District Municipality boundary

Local scale analyses show:

• Average temperature increases
• Possible increase in mean rainfall
• Increase in daily maximum rainfall
• Increase in extreme storm and flood events
• Seasonal shifts and later onset of summer rains

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….increased risk of wildland fires, storms and flooding, heat stress and possible drought events

Climate projections for the uMngeni Catchment�(from Long Term Adaptation Scenarios and

Municipal climate change strategy documents)

Project 1:

Building resilience in the Greater uMngeni Catchment, South Africa

(USD 7.5 million)

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• Early warning systems that support local communities and small scale farmers
• Climate-proof settlements (built and ecological infrastructure) and informing settlement planning
• Climate resilient agriculture
• Lessons learnt

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Vulindlela

Integrated EWS, wetland and grassland rehabilitation, climate smart agriculture and settlement planning

Responding to seasonal shifts and increased storm and flood events:

Nhlazuka

Integrated EWS, planning, tackling bush encroachment, fire breaks, farmer support, infrastructure investments….

Climate change will exacerbate existing vulnerabilities….

Msunduzi peri-urban

** Hydrological mapping and protocols and responding and improving community level EWS

Swayimani

Swayimane in rural Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa

Farmers are aware of extreme and variable weather, and its impacts:

“Changes in rainfall onset (from August to December) and duration, which has changed time of planting and types of crops we can grow.”

“Heavy rainfalls/downpours around and then dryness for a long time” 

“More pests and diseases and crops that used to grow well many years ago such as cabbage are failing ”

“Extreme heat and frost, burning our crops”

• 909 farmers of whom 78% (710) are women benefiting
• Cooperatives have been formed, opening up market access, stimulating the rural economy
• SANBI is developing a GCF proposal to scale this work nationally