{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"organization":["GreenCape"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":353,"relation":"eq"},"page":18,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?organization=greencape&page=18","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":"greenca-000307","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/greenca-000307","title":"Solving climate and development challenges in the developing world through cleantech clusters","publisher":{"name":"GreenCape","organization":"greencape"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GC_Clean-Tech-White-Paper_DIGITAL_Single-Pages.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The white paper proposes using cleantech clusters—groups of co-located firms and institutions—to overcome the slow adoption of climate solutions in developing countries. 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