Team & Partners
The Adaptation Network (AN) is a member-based voluntary organisation, which is guided by a Steering Committee and coordinated by a Secretariat that is hosted by a member organisation. Both the Steering Committee and Host Organisation are selected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Team & Partners
The Adaptation Network (AN) is a member-based voluntary organisation, which is guided by a Steering Committee and coordinated by a Secretariat that is hosted by a member organisation. Both the Steering Committee and Host Organisation are selected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Host Organisation
Indigo development and change, an NPO based in Nieuwoudtville in the Northern Cape is the current Secretariat host organisation. Led by Director Shannon Brandt, Indigo have been hosting the AN since 2022
Host Organisation
Indigo development and change, an NPO based in Nieuwoudtville in the Northern Cape is the current Secretariat host organisation. Led by Director Shannon Brandt, Indigo have been hosting the
AN since 2022
Secretariat
The Secretariat is overseen by a Network Coordinator, a position that is appointed by the organisation hosting the network. Currently, this role is held by Penelope Price, who brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the position having worked on adaptation in the public sector, research environment and at community level. Her ability to ‘join the dots’ across a range of organisations, opportunities and thematic interests serves the membership well in terms of building and strengthening the network.
Secretariat
The Secretariat is overseen by a Network Coordinator, a position that is appointed by the organisation hosting the network. Currently, this role is held by Penelope Price, who brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the position having worked on adaptation in the public sector, research environment and at community level. Her ability to ‘join the dots’ across a range of organisations, opportunities and thematic interests serves the membership well in terms of building and strengthening the network.
Steering Committee
Chairperson
Darlington Sibanda
Treasurer
Thando Mtshizana
Nikki Stuart-Thompson
Marilyn Martin-Vermaak
(SANBI)
Tina Schubert
Thando Lukuko
Ndivile Mokoena
SALGA
DFFE
Steering Committee
Chairperson
Darlington Sibanda,
Treasurer
Thando Mtshizana
Nikki Stuart-Thompson
Tina Schubert
Marilyn Martin-Vermaak
(SANBI)
Thando Lukuko
Ndivile Mokoena
GenderCC
SALGA
DFFE
Observer Member
Partners
The Adaptation Network leads a component of SANBI’s Government of Flanders funded project “Unlocking Climate Finance for Climate Change Adaptation”, which aims to build the capacity of civil society organisations to meaningfully engage with adaptation, identify priority areas, implement key activities and hold decision-makers to account.
makers to account.
Mycelium Media Colab is a co-operative of multimedia creatives and regenerators working together towards a healthy and sustainable world. They have a strong focus on communication for change, producing compelling content and experiences that shift mindsets. They collaborate with academics, activists, dreamers, big thinkers, movers & shakers, and those who want to grow a regenerative world.
Mycelium Media Colab is a co-operative of multimedia creatives and regenerators working together towards a healthy and sustainable world. They have a strong focus on communication for change, producing compelling content and experiences that shift mindsets. They collaborate with academics, activists, dreamers, big thinkers, movers & shakers, and those who want to grow a regenerative world.
The Adaptation Network is a partner in the multi-year “South Africa/Flanders Climate Adaptation Research and Training Partnership (SAF-ADAPT)”. Led by the ACDI, it involves the Risk & Vulnerability Science Centre at the University of Fort Hare, the University of Venda’s School of Environmental Sciences, and KU Leuven on behalf of KLIMOS. The project seeks to enhance adaptation research, generate new evidence, and foster a community of practice across government, academia, NGOs, CBOs, and the private sector. The Adaptation Network’s role is to link key stakeholders.
link key stakeholders.