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Winners receive tailored support, including up to 24 hours of mentoring over three months, access to a Leadership Academy, and potential next-stage funding for implementation and scaling over 12 months.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000114#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The RAIN challenge targets the conversion of \"seed-level innovative agricultural ideas\" in East Africa into \"sustainable business ideas of interest to private investors and funders,\" addressing the need for agricultural systems transformation in the face of climate change.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000114#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Eligible applicants must be located in East Africa, specifically Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, and can include not-for-profit organizations, international NGOs, academia, start-ups, hubs, and accelerators.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000114#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To be eligible, solutions must be \"nature positive,\" meaning they avoid further degradation, restore nature, and provide benefits such as \"conservation, biodiversity gains, CO2 capture,\" while remaining climate smart and building resilience.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000114#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The selection process evaluates submissions based on a 100-point scale across six criteria: potential for impact (20), level of innovation (15), equity (15), additionality (15), team experience (15), and potential for profitability (10), with a separate 10-point risk assessment.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000114#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Winners receive a comprehensive support package to become \"funding-ready,\" which includes up to 24 hours of mentoring over three months, a Leadership Academy based on executive management practices, and connections to investors via an investor forum and pitching sessions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000114#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Projects that graduate from the challenge and meet pre-agreed criteria are eligible for next-stage funding to be used for implementation and scaling over a 12-month period.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000114#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change adaptation","biodiversity","regenerative agriculture","climate finance","ecosystem service","circular economy"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["program guidelines"]},{"id":"glorespar-000115","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/glorespar-000115","title":"Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) Challenge Guidelines for Applicants","publisher":{"name":"Global Resilience Partnership","organization":"global-resilience-partnership"},"document_type":"guide","language":"en","date_published":"2023-12-10","source_url":"https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/rain-guidelines-for-applicants_non-profit-2024-final-2.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) challenge, a partnership between the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) and Munich Re Foundation, seeks innovative agricultural solutions in East Africa. 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In 2023, oil accounted for 45.8%, gas 32.3%, and coal 17.3% of production, while 'other renewables' (primarily wind and solar) contributed only 1.6%. Transition points indicate gas will overtake oil in 2028, and other renewables will overtake hydro in 2033 and coal in 2042.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000016#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Africa is a net energy exporter, but many countries remain heavily dependent on imports. In 2023, Algeria, Nigeria, Angola, and Libya each exported more than ten billion dollars in energy. Conversely, several countries relied on imports for over 50% of domestic demand, including Senegal (95%), Morocco, Benin, and Mauritania.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000016#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Africa holds substantial proven reserves of fossil fuels, including 111.4 BBOE of oil (5% of global total) and 55.6 BBOE of gas (10% of global total). However, a lack of domestic infrastructure means much of the natural gas production is likely to be exported to Asia, especially as EU demand is expected to decline under the European Climate Law and REPowerEU proposal.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000016#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Despite having the highest untapped hydropower potential globally, Africa only had 37GW of installed capacity in 2023. Major projects include Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which has made Ethiopia the largest source of hydroelectric power in Africa, and Tanzania's Julius Nyerere Hydropower Plant.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000016#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Nuclear energy adoption is limited. South Africa operates the Koeberg station, and Egypt has contracted Russia's Rosatom for a 4.8 GW plant at El-Dabaa, with the first unit expected in 2028. 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It finds that women generally have less access to OGS technologies and are underrepresented in technical and leadership roles within the workforce. To address these gaps, the Hardest-to-Reach (H2R) initiative proposes a strategy focused on elevating women as customers, employees, and entrepreneurs through gender-lens investing, technical assistance for portfolio companies, and dedicated training facilities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005234#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The off-grid solar (OGS) sector suffers from a significant lack of sex-disaggregated data at both consumer and workforce levels, which leads to missed opportunities to meet women's needs and design transformative business strategies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005234#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Women generally have lower access to off-grid electricity than men, typically utilizing lower-tier technologies such as pico-solar products and lanterns; on average, OGS companies serve approximately 37% women in their customer 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Open to not-for-profit organisations, the challenge provides selected winners with tailored mentoring, a Leadership Academy, communications support, and potential next-stage funding for implementation and scaling. 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