{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"geography":["Kenya"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":3058,"relation":"eq"},"page":15,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?geography=Kenya&page=15","next":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?geography=Kenya&page=16","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"ccnow-000002","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/ccnow-000002","title":"Una idea para tus historias: La migración climática","publisher":{"name":"Covering Climate Now","organization":"covering-climate-now"},"document_type":"guide","language":"es","date_published":"2025-04-02","source_url":"https://coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-story/cubrir-la-migracion-climatica/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document outlines the complexities of climate migration, emphasizing that most displacement occurs internally and is often driven by a combination of extreme weather and systemic vulnerabilities. It provides practical interviewing advice for reporters and lists specific global examples—from the Marshall Islands to Senegal—to illustrate the diverse ways communities face environmental displacement.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ccnow-000002#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Climate change acts as a \"threat multiplier,\" where rising temperatures jeopardize agriculture and food security, which in turn fuels economic insecurity, political instability, and conflict, ultimately leading to displacement.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ccnow-000002#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Contrary to common narratives, the majority of people forced to move due to climate impacts are displaced within their own countries. The World Bank estimates that between 44 and 216 million people could be internally displaced by 2050.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ccnow-000002#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate migration","food security","sea level rise","extreme weather event","urbanization"],"geography_discussed":["Louisiana","Marshall Islands","South Sudan","Mexico","United States","Senegal","Malawi","Kenya"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["journalistic guide","reporting framework"]},{"id":"ruralele-000171","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/ruralele-000171","title":"Renewables for Impact","publisher":{"name":"Alliance for Renewable Electrification","organization":"alliance-for-renewable-electrification"},"document_type":"site page","language":"en","date_published":"2025-04-02","source_url":"https://renewelec.org/campaign/renewables-for-impact/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Alliance for Rural Electrification's 'Renewables for Impact' campaign showcases the role of distributed renewable energy (DRE) in Sub-Saharan Africa through a photo contest and impact stories. The campaign highlights projects supported by Team Europe that contribute to Sustainable Development Goals 7, 8, and 12, focusing on productive use, women's empowerment, industrial power, manufacturing, and green job creation. Specific examples include hydro-powered irrigation in Malawi, solar cooling for herbal farms in Kenya, solar-powered water infrastructure in Mali, mini-grids in Senegal, and mini-grid construction in Benin.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ruralele-000171#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Renewables for Impact campaign highlights the role of distributed renewable energy (DRE) in Sub-Saharan Africa, specifically showcasing projects supported by Team Europe that align with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 7, 8, and 12.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ruralele-000171#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Malawi, the A2E Fund supported aQysta in deploying hydro-powered Barsha pumps and solar pumps, enabling smallholder farmers to irrigate during dry seasons and increase productivity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ruralele-000171#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A solar PV cooling project in Kenya, featuring the SelfChill Cold Room developed by Phaesun, allows the 'Jungle Harvest' family business to store herbs for up to five days and has created 10 permanent jobs, primarily for women.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ruralele-000171#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Mali, a 300 kWp commercial and industrial (C&I) project by Asantys and SOMAPEP SA uses solar electricity to power a water storage plant serving the city of Bamako.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ruralele-000171#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Infrastructure projects in Senegal and Benin are expanding energy access through mini-grids; in Benin, ENGIE Energy Access is constructing 20 mini-grids with a collective 1.2 MW capacity to serve over 30,000 people.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ruralele-000171#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["photovoltaics","Mini-grids","rural electrification","Sustainable Development Goals"],"geography_discussed":["Malawi","Kenya","Mali","Senegal","Benin","Bamako","Kedougou Region","Kampala","Guinea-Bissau","Burkina Faso","Uganda"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study"]},{"id":"cmw-000835","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cmw-000835","title":"How international credits dilute the effectiveness of the Korean Emissions Trading Scheme","publisher":{"name":"Carbon Market Watch","organization":"carbon-market-watch"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2025-04","source_url":"https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Plan-1.5-Recipe-for-Greenwashing.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report argues that the Korean Emissions Trading Scheme (K-ETS) is undermined by a reliance on low-quality international carbon credits, which lead to over-crediting and depressed carbon prices. Using the EU ETS as a benchmark, the authors demonstrate how the EU phased out international credits to prioritize domestic reductions. A specific analysis of cookstove projects eligible for K-ETS finds they likely overestimate emission reductions by a factor of 18.3. The report also highlights systemic issues with hydropower and gas leak reduction projects, including lack of additionality and environmental harm. It recommends that South Korea ban international credits from the K-ETS, strengthen emission caps, and avoid using unreliable bilateral cooperation projects under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement to meet its 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmw-000835#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Korean Emissions Trading Scheme (K-ETS) covers 73% of South Korea's emissions and is central to its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40% from 2018 levels by 2030, yet it is hindered by low allowance prices and reliance on international credits.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmw-000835#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Analysis of cookstove projects eligible for the K-ETS reveals a massive overestimation of emission reductions, with credits issued being 18.3 times higher than the actual climate impact.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmw-000835#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The primary drivers of over-crediting in cookstove projects are the use of biased methods to determine the fraction of non-renewable biomass (fNRB) and stacking rates, followed by usage, fuel consumption, and adoption rates.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmw-000835#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Hydropower projects used in the K-ETS often fail the test of additionality, as they are typically driven by government planning rather than the financial incentive of carbon credits.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmw-000835#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Avoided gas leakage projects are prone to overestimating baseline emissions by assuming leaks remain unrepaired for up to seven years, creating a risk of issuing 'junk credits'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmw-000835#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The EU ETS provides a precedent for improving environmental integrity by excluding international credits by 2021 to focus on domestic decarbonization and prevent the depression of carbon prices.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmw-000835#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is designed to prevent carbon leakage and does not accept international offsetting credits as allowances.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmw-000835#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The current South Korean government has delayed lowering the K-ETS cap and reduced it using reserves rather than cancelling free allowances, which has not contributed to actual greenhouse gas reductions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmw-000835#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"South Korea's plan to use 37.5 million tonnes of international credits via Article 6.2 bilateral cooperation is criticized for potentially using projects with negligible climate impact, such as REDD+.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmw-000835#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report recommends that the South Korean government ban international credits from the K-ETS or establish a transparent, independent expert committee to verify and potentially discount existing certified credits.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmw-000835#insight-10","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["emission trading","European Union Emission Trading Scheme 1","carbon offset","hydropower","carbon leakage","Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism","Nationally Determined Contributions","Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation","clean development mechanism"],"geography_discussed":["European Union","Guatemala","Fiji","Cambodia","Kenya","Ghana","Nigeria","Indonesia","Pakistan","Bangladesh","Vietnam","Mongolia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy evaluation","quantitative analysis","literature review"]},{"id":"fsdafri-000074","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/fsdafri-000074","title":"FINANCIAL SECTOR DEEPENING AFRICA PREQUALIFICATION AND REGISTRATION OF SUPPLIERS FOR SUPPLY/PROVISION OF GOODS, SERVICES AND CONSULTANCIES FOR THE STRATEGIC PERIOD 2025-2030","publisher":{"name":"FSD Africa","organization":"fsd-africa"},"document_type":"guide","language":"en","date_published":"2025-04","source_url":"https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25-04-09-FSD-Africa-prequalification-document-final-version.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"FSD Africa has issued a pre-qualification call for suppliers and consultants for the 2025-2030 period. 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It provides a step-by-step guide for OEMs to incorporate legal entities, secure permits from authorities like NEMA and EPRA, and leverage Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Export Processing Zones (EPZs) for fiscal incentives. Specific policy landscapes and VAT exemptions are detailed for solar PV, batteries, and electric mobility, while identifying key government agencies such as MITI, KenInvest, and SEZA that facilitate green industrial growth.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000345#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Kenya's energy demand is projected to grow 20-fold by 2050, increasing from 9 TWh in 2020 to 190 TWh. To achieve Net Zero by 2050, the country identifies six anchor decarbonization technologies: electrification, energy efficiency, renewables, low-carbon hydrogen, battery electric technologies, and clean cookstoves, which together cover 89% of CO2 abatement compared to business-as-usual scenarios.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000345#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Kenyan government offers significant fiscal incentives for companies operating within Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Export Processing Zones (EPZs). SEZ benefits include preferential corporate tax rates (10% for the first 10 years, 15% for the next 10), VAT exemptions on imported goods, and a 100% allowance on capital expenditure for buildings and machinery. 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It argues that while global actors like the WHO promote standardized frameworks and securitization, these often clash with local needs for long-term health system strengthening. The author highlights a disconnect where funding is directed toward reactionary measures and 'pre-approved studies' rather than sustainable infrastructure, particularly in authoritarian or fragile states.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"afripo-000184#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"African countries exhibit diverse approaches to pandemic preparedness based on their geopolitical and economic status, falling into three conceptual categories: scientifically advanced states (e.g., South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Egypt), health-policy advanced states (e.g., Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania), and states facing significant socio-economic and political challenges (e.g., DRC, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Eritrea).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"afripo-000184#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Scientifically advanced states prioritize long-term health system strengthening, including investments in hospitals, diagnostics, and vaccine trials. For example, Ghana opened a state-of-the-art hospital in Accra in June 2023 and reported the construction of a 597-bed University Hospital in Legon.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"afripo-000184#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Policy-advanced states, which are frequently authoritarian, tend to prioritize the 'securitization' of health threats, often integrating military resources into pandemic plans. In Uganda, this has led to the creation of a militarized National Public Health Institute (NPHI) and the allocation of budgets to the defence ministry for border surveillance.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"afripo-000184#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Fragile states face severe hurdles in developing comprehensive health policies due to insecurity and the diversion of budgets toward conflict. These populations are at higher risk of exposure to infectious diseases and may be subject to 'extractive' or unethical research by international scientists due to weak monitoring capacities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"afripo-000184#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant disconnect between the priorities of global health actors and local needs. Global partners often favor 'reactionary' short-term measures and 'pre-approved studies' for real-time data, while local clinicians and policymakers emphasize the need for permanent health system strengthening.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"afripo-000184#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The effectiveness of border-control securitization is questioned in the African context due to porous borders. In Uganda, for instance, over 400km of the shared border with the DRC consists of informal paths that allow travel despite official restrictions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"afripo-000184#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Uganda","South Africa","Ghana","Nigeria","Democratic Republic of the Congo","Senegal","Liberia","Sierra Leone","Ethiopia","South Sudan","Somalia","Eritrea","Rwanda","Kenya","Tanzania","Egypt"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","comparative study","ethnographic research"]},{"id":"commgmu-000080","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/commgmu-000080","title":"Advancing and integrating climate and health policies in Kenya","publisher":{"name":"Center for Climate Change Communication","organization":"center-for-climate-change-communication"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2025-03-17","source_url":"https://climatecommunication.gmu.edu/all/advancing-and-integrating-climate-and-health-policies-in-kenya/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The study finds that while Kenya recognizes the link between climate change and public health, the two sectors operate independently in terms of policy formulation, planning, and budgeting. Barriers to integration include a siloed institutional approach, limited funding, and a perception of the health sector as a casualty rather than an adopter of climate policies. To overcome these, the authors suggest launching a Kenya Climate Change and Health Strategy, incorporating health issues into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and adopting holistic frameworks like the One Health model.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"commgmu-000080#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Kenya's climate and health sectors currently operate independently regarding budgeting, planning, and policy formulation, despite existing links in areas such as food insecurity, air pollution, and vector-borne diseases.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"commgmu-000080#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Integration is hindered by a 'siloed approach' at the national level, where the health sector is often viewed as a victim of climate change rather than an active participant in climate policy, and funding is disproportionately directed toward climate activities over health.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"commgmu-000080#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Proposed strategies for policy advancement include the creation of a dedicated Kenya Climate Change and Health Strategy, the inclusion of health priorities in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and the use of the Financing Locally Led Climate Action Program (FLoCCA).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"commgmu-000080#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The study suggests that institutional integration could be improved by anchoring climate change in a central higher office rather than a specific Ministry, and by explicitly addressing cross-cutting issues in the Vision 2030 medium-term plans to ensure budget alignment.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"commgmu-000080#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["public health","Nationally Determined Contributions","climate change adaptation","climate change mitigation","planetary health","climate finance","vector-borne disease","food insecurity","air pollution","green building"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","stakeholder research"]},{"id":"saiia-001883","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/saiia-001883","title":"Leveraging the SA G20 Presidency to Scale-Up the Compact with Africa","publisher":{"name":"South African Institute of International Affairs","organization":"south-african-institute-of-international-affairs"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":"2025-03-13","source_url":"https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Policy-Note_13_G20CompactwithAfrica_final.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The G20 Compact with Africa (CwA), initiated in 2017, aims to boost private investment and infrastructure in Africa through reform agendas in macroeconomic, business, and financing frameworks. While CwA countries often show stronger growth and trade performance, a direct causal link to investment flows remains unproven, and foreign direct investment to Africa rose only by $4.5 billion between 2017 and 2023. To enhance the initiative, the author recommends that South Africa's G20 presidency facilitate the admission of interested countries such as Angola, Kenya, and Zambia, and elevate the African Advisory Group (AAG) to a permanent G20 working group. Additionally, the note suggests spotlighting critical minerals and energy investment, improving investment grades to reduce Africa's $75 billion risk premium, and implementing 'country platforms' to increase private sector engagement in reform agendas.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001883#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) focuses on three reform blocks to improve investment and economic growth: the macroeconomic framework (stability, debt, and resource mobilisation), the business framework (regulations and investor protection), and the financing framework (reducing costs and risks).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001883#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Member countries have implemented diverse reforms, including state-owned enterprise reforms in Egypt, Ethiopia, and Morocco; land access reforms in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Senegal, Togo, and Tunisia; and renewable energy promotions in Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, and Tunisia.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001883#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While CwA countries often exhibit stronger growth and trade performance, the impact on investment flows is uncertain; foreign direct investment to Africa increased by only $4.5 billion from $40.4 billion in 2017 to $44.9 billion in 2023.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001883#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"South Africa can expand the CwA by facilitating the admission of interested African nations, including Angola, Comoros, Kenya, Mauritania, Mauritius, Namibia, the Republic of Congo, and Zambia.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001883#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The author proposes elevating the African Advisory Group (AAG) to a permanent G20 working group to increase political buy-in and ensure commitments are included in Development Working Group accountability reports.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001883#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Strategic focus areas for investment and cooperation should include the extractive and critical minerals sectors, as well as addressing Africa's risk premium, which is estimated to cost the continent $75 billion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001883#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The implementation of 'country platforms'—similar to reform delivery units in Tunisia, Egypt, and Togo—is recommended to address the lack of domestic and international private sector engagement in setting reform agendas.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001883#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["renewable energy","green hydrogen","critical minerals","just transition","private investment"],"geography_discussed":["South Africa","Germany","Benin","Ivory Coast","Egypt","Ethiopia","Ghana","Guinea","Morocco","Rwanda","Senegal","Togo","Tunisia","Burkina Faso","Democratic Republic of the Congo","Angola","Comoros","Kenya","Mauritania","Mauritius","Namibia","Zambia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","economic assessment"]},{"id":"gclifun-005275","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/gclifun-005275","title":"Transforming Livelihoods through Climate Resilient, Low Carbon, Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains in the Lake Region Economic Bloc, Kenya","publisher":{"name":"Green Climate Fund","organization":"green-climate-fund"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2025-03-12","source_url":"https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp255.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The project targets six priority value chains (dairy, poultry, coffee, tea, fruit trees, and African leafy vegetables) in the Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) of Kenya. It aims to reach 572,000 direct beneficiaries, primarily smallholder farmers, by improving public agro-climate services, implementing sustainable landscape management, and deploying climate-resilient technologies. The initiative leverages the cooperative movement to facilitate risk-sharing and technology upscale, while partnering with financial institutions like Kenya Commercial Bank to provide accessible credit. The project expects to reduce GHG emissions by 4,268,492 tCO2eq over 20 years and restore or manage 30,540 hectares of land.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005275#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The project aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 4,268,492 tCO2eq over a 20-year lifespan, focusing on the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005275#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project targets 572,000 direct beneficiaries, with 50% being women, and an additional 2,098,140 indirect beneficiaries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005275#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The initiative focuses on six priority agricultural value chains: dairy, poultry, coffee, tea, fruit trees, and African leafy vegetables.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005275#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project intends to bring 30,540 hectares of natural resources under improved low-emission and/or climate-resilient management practices.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005275#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) is highly vulnerable to climate change, with 72% of its working population employed in agriculture and facing impacts from increased temperatures, droughts, and flooding.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005275#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project's financial internal rate of return is estimated at 23% for the RCP 8.5 scenario and 25% for the RCP 2.6 scenario over a 20-year period.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005275#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project will utilize a 'Green-List' of government-validated climate technologies to guide cooperatives and financial institutions in investment and lending decisions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005275#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A key strategy involves leveraging agricultural cooperatives as risk-sharing mechanisms to help smallholders adopt climate-resilient technologies and access markets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005275#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project will partner with Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), Co-operative Bank of Kenya, and Equity Bank to develop gender-responsive financial products and provide up to USD 10 million in leveraged loans.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005275#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The total financing for the project is USD 49,992,238, with USD 29,215,309 requested as a grant from the Green Climate Fund.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005275#insight-10","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["agriculture","climate finance","reforestation","greenhouse gas emissions","Climate information service","agroforestry","smallholder","technology transfer"],"geography_discussed":["Lake Victoria Basin","Kakamega County","Vihiga County","Busia County","Homa Bay County","Kisumu County"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["funding proposal","climate risk assessment","economic and financial analysis"]},{"id":"gclifun-005278","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/gclifun-005278","title":"RE-GAIN: Scaling solutions for food loss in Africa Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia","publisher":{"name":"Green Climate Fund","organization":"green-climate-fund"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2025-03-12","source_url":"https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp257.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The RE-GAIN programme is a 5-year initiative designed to strengthen food security and climate resilience in seven African countries by scaling the adoption of Food Loss-Reduction Solutions (FL-RS). The programme addresses climate hazards—such as extreme heat, erratic rainfall, and flooding—that cause grain shattering, rotting, and mycotoxin contamination. It employs a three-pronged strategy: increasing farmer demand through awareness and training, enhancing supply and affordability via MSME business development and innovative financial models (including 'smart-subsidies'), and creating an enabling environment through policy reform. The project targets 2.63 million direct beneficiaries and expects to reduce GHG emissions by 111,275 tCO2e over 10 years.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005278#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The RE-GAIN programme targets seven African countries: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia, focusing on reducing post-harvest food losses caused by climate change.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005278#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate hazards such as erratic rainfall, extreme heat, and flooding lead to specific post-harvest risks, including grain shattering, rotting, mold, and aflatoxin contamination.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005278#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The programme requests a total GCF grant of 75,623,754 USD, with an additional 29.38 million USD in co-financing from AGRA, bringing the total financing to 105 million USD.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005278#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project aims to reach 2,632,553 direct beneficiaries and 2,735,621 indirect beneficiaries across the target countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005278#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The programme's first pathway focuses on demand by training approximately 1.1 million farmers and 5,350 Village Based Advisors (VBAs) on the use of FL-RS and weather information.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005278#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The second pathway enhances supply and affordability by supporting at least 2,000 MSMEs and cooperatives to provide FL-RS services, prioritizing women- and youth-led initiatives.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005278#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Two innovative financial models are proposed: Model 1 uses 'smart-subsidies' (conditional procurements) to reduce costs for smallholders, and Model 2 uses GCF co-payments (averaging 30%) to help youth groups and MSMEs acquire higher-value equipment via loans.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005278#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The third pathway focuses on the enabling environment, aiming to develop 14 gender and youth-responsive policies (two per country) and provide technical support to national institutions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005278#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The programme expects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 111,275 tCO2e over a 10-year lifespan by reducing wasted food and avoiding compensatory agricultural expansion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005278#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Economic analysis indicates the programme is cost-beneficial, with an estimated Economic Net Present Value (ENPV) of 69 million USD and a benefit-to-cost ratio of 8:1.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005278#insight-10","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The programme identifies a 'hidden food loss' in grain refining and will provide technical assistance to millers to shift toward whole-grain flour production, which can produce nearly 50% more bread from the same quantity of wheat.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005278#insight-11","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Post-harvest losses","climate change adaptation","food security","smallholder","climate finance","greenhouse gas emissions","land-use change"],"geography_discussed":["Africa"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["funding proposal","economic analysis","climate risk assessment"]},{"id":"fsdafri-000276","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/fsdafri-000276","title":"IMPACT OF GREEN BONDS IN AFRICA RESEARCH REPORT","publisher":{"name":"FSD Africa","organization":"fsd-africa"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2025-03","source_url":"https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Green-Bond-Report_Final-report-20.03.2025.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report assesses the nascent green bond market in Africa, which has raised approximately USD 9.6 billion through 76 issuances since 2013. While the market is growing, it remains a niche segment constrained by high issuance costs—up to 5% of total deal value compared to 0.9% in Europe—and macroeconomic instability. The analysis finds that green bonds provide financial additionality for issuers through faster capital raising and access to diverse investors, but primarily fund mitigation projects, with only 7% of proceeds going to pure adaptation. Social inclusion and gender considerations are generally absent from design but occur as indirect co-benefits, such as job creation. The report recommends the development of an African Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, the mandatory inclusion of 'Do no harm' and gender provisions, and the use of project preparation facilities to make adaptation projects more bankable.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000276#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Africa's green bond market is small compared to global scales, accounting for less than 1% of global issuances and approximately 0.3% of the total global value.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000276#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The market has shifted from being dominated by sovereign and multi-lateral issuers to a higher private sector presence; financial institutions and businesses accounted for over 60% of issuance value between 2019 and 2024.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000276#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Issuance costs in Africa are significantly higher than in Europe, with smaller African issuers potentially incurring expenses up to 5% of the total bond value, whereas the average in Europe is approximately 0.9%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000276#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant imbalance in funding priorities: while mixed-use and mitigation projects dominate, projects purely focused on adaptation and resilience are rare, representing only 7% of proceeds.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000276#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Blended finance, specifically credit guarantees and technical assistance, is essential for market entry and investor confidence. For example, InfraCredit's guarantee for North South Power (NSP) contributed to a 60% oversubscription of its first bond.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000276#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Green bonds provide 'financial additionality' by allowing issuers to access a wider pool of investors and raise capital faster and in larger volumes than conventional bank loans.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000276#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Environmental impacts are notable but often self-reported; for instance, the African Development Bank's portfolio has avoided approximately 43.2 million tonnes of GHG emissions and saved 110 million cubic metres of water.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000276#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Social inclusion and gender criteria are typically not integrated into green bond designs, though indirect benefits occur. Acorn's green bond created 1,857 jobs, with 41% held by women.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000276#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Sovereign green bonds act as a catalyst for the private sector by providing a proof of concept. Nigeria's 2017 sovereign issuance paved the way for corporate entries by Access Bank and North South Power in 2019.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fsdafri-000276#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate bond","climate finance","climate change adaptation","climate change mitigation","renewable energy","solar energy","hydroelectricity","Blended Finance","Nationally Determined Contributions","green job","environmental, social and corporate governance","water distribution system"],"geography_discussed":["Nigeria","Kenya","South Africa","Egypt","City of Cape Town","Tanzania","Europe","Asia","Latin America"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["market assessment","impact evaluation","case study analysis"]},{"id":"iisd-001692","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-001692","title":"Pourquoi faut-il réformer les traités d’investissement et le règlement des différends entre investisseurs et États ?","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"guide","language":"fr","date_published":"2025-03","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2025-04/investment-treaty-and-isds-reform-questions-answers-fr.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document examines the role of legal frameworks in governing foreign direct investment (FDI) and critiques traditional investment treaties and the ISDS system. It argues that these frameworks often prioritize investor protections over public interests, creating a 'regulatory chill' and imposing high financial burdens on states, particularly in the context of the energy transition. The guide proposes a shift toward treaties focused on cooperation and sustainable development, while detailing various national, bilateral, and multilateral reform strategies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001692#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Foreign direct investment (FDI) does not automatically lead to sustainable development; its impact depends on the quality of the investment and the legal frameworks in place. While FDI can provide infrastructure and jobs, it can also lead to environmental degradation, labor exploitation, and tax evasion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001692#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Traditional investment treaties have largely failed to attract more FDI and instead have exposed states to significant legal and financial risks. These treaties often prioritize investor rights over environmental and social protections, which can hinder the energy transition by protecting fossil fuel investments.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001692#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism is criticized for being costly, unpredictable, and creating a 'regulatory chill' where states avoid necessary public interest reforms to avoid expensive arbitration.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001692#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"ISDS awards are increasing in scale and can represent a significant percentage of a country's GDP. Total known awards in ISDS cases amount to nearly 120 billion USD, a sum exceeding the entire GDP of over 100 countries, including Kenya and Ecuador.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001692#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The ISDS system has fostered a specialized 'arbitration industry' consisting of lawyers, arbitrators, and third-party funders who benefit financially regardless of the case outcome and often oppose reform.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001692#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Current reform efforts include renegotiating treaties, adopting new models focused on cooperation (such as those used by Brazil and India), introducing sector-specific exclusions, or unilaterally terminating treaties.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001692#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Sustainable Development Goals","energy transition","fossil fuel","renewable energy","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":["Brazil","Italy","Spain","South Africa","India","Kenya","Argentina"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","legal critique","guide"]},{"id":"gclifun-005276","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/gclifun-005276","title":"Annex 8 Gender Assessment For the GCF-FAO Project “Transforming Livelihoods through Climate Resilient, Low Carbon, Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains in the Lake Region Economic Bloc, Kenya”","publisher":{"name":"Green Climate Fund","organization":"green-climate-fund"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2025-02-20","source_url":"https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp255-genderassesment.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report assesses gender inequalities in Kenya's agricultural sector, specifically within the Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB). It identifies systemic barriers for women, including limited land ownership, restricted access to finance, and a disproportionate domestic work burden, which exacerbate their vulnerability to climate change. The assessment analyzes six priority value chains—coffee, tea, fruit trees, African leafy vegetables, poultry, and dairy—finding that while women provide the majority of labor, they are often excluded from leadership and financial control, particularly in 'masculinized' cash crops. To address this, the project proposes a Gender Action Plan using Gender Transformative Approaches (GTA) and Gender Action Learning Systems (GALS) to shift deep-rooted socio-cultural norms and improve the representation and agency of marginalized groups in agricultural cooperatives.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005276#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Women provide a vast majority of agricultural labor in Kenya, accounting for approximately 75% of the labor force and managing 40% of small-scale farms, yet they face significant barriers to formal market participation due to discriminatory social norms.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005276#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Land ownership is heavily skewed toward men, with women holding only about 1% of registered land titles, which prevents them from using land as collateral for credit and limits their decision-making power over high-value cash crops.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005276#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Women in Kenya experience a severe 'time poverty' due to a double burden of unpaid care work and agricultural labor; they work an average of 12.9 hours per day compared to 8.2 hours for men.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005276#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the coffee sector, women perform up to 70% of the production labor but hold less than 5% of leadership roles in cooperatives, leading to a gap between their labor contribution and the financial benefits they receive.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005276#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate change disproportionately affects women because they rely more heavily on natural resources for daily livelihoods and have fewer assets and secure land rights to implement adaptation strategies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005276#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There are distinct gender differences in how climate information services (CIS) are accessed; women show a higher preference for radio and social groups, while men are more likely to use extension officers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005276#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A survey of 321 cooperatives in the LREB revealed that men constitute 70.8% of membership, while women make up only 29.2%, with young women being the least represented group across all six analyzed value chains.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005276#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project will implement Gender Transformative Approaches (GTA) and Gender Action Learning Systems (GALS) to address the root causes of inequality rather than just the symptoms.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005276#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Gender-based violence (GBV) is a significant risk for women in Kenya, with 39.4% of women experiencing GBV in their lifetime, and risks can increase when women take on leadership roles or travel longer distances for water due to climate change.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005276#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Climate-smart agriculture","climate change adaptation","climate change mitigation","gender equality","Climate information service","climate finance","smallholder","land tenure"],"geography_discussed":["Bomet County","Bungoma County","Busia County","Homa Bay County","Kakamega County","Kericho County","Kisii County","Kisumu County","Migori County","Nandi","Nyamira county","Siaya County","Trans-Nzoia county","Vihiga County"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["gender assessment","situational analysis","policy review"]},{"id":"ruralele-000078","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/ruralele-000078","title":"Cooling-as-a-service model with sustainable cold rooms in Kenya","publisher":{"name":"Alliance for Renewable Electrification","organization":"alliance-for-renewable-electrification"},"document_type":"case study","language":"en","date_published":"2025-02-18","source_url":"https://renewelec.org/cooling-as-a-service-model-with-sustainable-cold-rooms-in-kenya/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"A partnership between Phaesun GmbH and WeHub Victoria Limited (WeTu) deployed two solar-powered 'SelfChill' cold rooms in Kenya to reduce post-harvest losses for small farmers. The first unit in Mbita, operational since January 2024, saw monthly occupancy growth of 7% to 14%, eventually reaching 85% occupancy on several days by the ninth month. The project observed a shift in user behavior from storing small quantities of unsold produce to traders buying larger volumes (6 to 12 crates) for daily sale, leading the team to target wholesalers for the second unit in Homabay.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ruralele-000078#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The solar-powered cold room in Mbita, installed in January 2024, demonstrated a positive growth trend in usage, with monthly occupancy increasing by 7% to 14% following awareness campaigns. By the ninth month of operation, the facility achieved an occupancy rate of 85% for more than four days.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ruralele-000078#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"User behavior evolved from using the cold room for small amounts of unsold perishable leafy vegetables (one or two crates) to a more profitable model where traders purchase larger quantities (6 to 12 crates) for daily distribution to customers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ruralele-000078#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Based on the Mbita results, the project is implementing a modified Cooling-as-a-service model for a second cold room in Homabay, which began operation in February 2025 and specifically targets wholesalers of valuable crops.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ruralele-000078#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["renewable energy"],"geography_discussed":["Mbita","Homabay","Lake Victoria"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study"]},{"id":"seforall-000346","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/seforall-000346","title":"CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND POWERING HEALTHCARE IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH","publisher":{"name":"Sustainable Energy for All","organization":"sustainable-energy-for-all"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2025-02-04","source_url":"https://www.seforall.org/system/files/2025-02/SEforALL-phc-climate-resilience-study.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report examines the 'double threat' of climate change to healthcare energy infrastructure: the physical disruption of energy supply and the increased demand for energy to treat climate-related health issues. Using data from Kenya, India, and Barbados, it identifies a wide range of resilience solutions—including decentralized clean energy, energy-efficient appliances, and grid hardening—while noting that adoption is currently limited by financial, regulatory, and technical barriers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000346#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Climate change creates a dual pressure on healthcare energy infrastructure by physically damaging energy sources and increasing the demand for energy to power indoor cooling and emergency services.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000346#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Kenya, approximately 64 percent of public healthcare facilities (910 facilities) are at high or very high risk of water scarcity, drought, heatwaves, and/or floods.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000346#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In India, approximately 19 percent of public healthcare facilities (36,446 facilities) are at high or very high risk of drought, flood, and/or cyclone, while about 3 percent are at high or very high risk of heatwaves.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000346#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"All 15 healthcare facilities in Barbados are considered at high or very high risk of flood and storm, with 50 percent also at risk of sea level rise.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000346#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Resilience solutions for healthcare energy are categorized into five types: grid-supplied electricity measures, decentralized clean energy sources, on-site energy system protections, energy-efficient technologies, and energy planning and operations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000346#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The adoption of resilience solutions is limited across the study countries due to barriers including high upfront capital costs, limited facility-level management capacity, and a lack of climate risk integration in infrastructure programs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000346#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report identifies three high-impact, low-cost resilience solutions—energy efficient fans, solar direct drive (SDD) vaccine refrigerators, and cool roofs—that could be proactively promoted.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000346#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The total investment required to implement these three specific solutions across all eligible facilities in Kenya, India, and Barbados is estimated at USD 5.8 million, USD 54 million, and USD 0.2 million, respectively.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"seforall-000346#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate resilience","photovoltaics","energy efficiency","climate finance","Climate risk assessment"],"geography_discussed":["Pakistan","Puerto Rico","Philippines","Sierra Leone","Nepal","Ghana"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study","risk assessment","policy analysis"]},{"id":"clipolin-001312","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/clipolin-001312","title":"The Triple Gap in Finance for Agrifood Systems","publisher":{"name":"Climate Policy Initiative","organization":"climate-policy-initiative"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2025-02","source_url":"https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/The-Triple-Gap-in-Climate-Finance-Needs-for-Agrifood-Systems.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report identifies a 'triple gap'—planning, finance, and data—in the transition of global agrifood systems. Top-down analysis estimates an annual need of USD 1.1 trillion to align with a 1.5°C pathway, while bottom-up estimates from NDCs total only USD 201.5 billion. Current annual climate finance flows of USD 28.5 billion are severely insufficient, requiring a 40-fold increase to meet top-down needs. 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