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The Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) Challenge is an initiative by the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) and Munich Re Foundation to identify and scale nature-positive agricultural innovations in East Africa. The program provides selected not-for-profit organizations with mentoring, leadership training, and communications support to transform seed-level ideas into sustainable business models attractive to private investors.

The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) issued a call for concept notes in 2023 to fund projects led by African organisations that use Indigenous and local knowledge to drive inclusive, locally-led climate-resilient action.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) is facilitating a joint call for the Food Security and Climate Change Collaborative Research Action (CRA), organized by the Belmont Forum and the European Commission. The initiative seeks to fund inter- and transdisciplinary research projects that assess the impacts of climate change on food systems, markets, and value chains, with a specific regional focus on Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe.

The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) launched its second international research call in September 2011, offering approximately £4 million in funding for projects focused on climate compatible development and disaster risk management. The call targets social science research with high policy impact, specifically requiring partnerships between institutions in developed and developing countries.

The HKH-Innovation Challenge for Entrepreneurs (ICE) is a joint initiative by the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) to support for-profit organizations and entrepreneurs in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region. The challenge provides funding, mentoring, and capacity building for scalable business solutions that address ecological, market, and value chain challenges, specifically in resilient agriculture, water security, and sustainable tourism.

The Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) challenge is a joint initiative by the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) and Munich Re Foundation to identify and scale innovative, nature-positive agricultural solutions in East Africa. The program provides selected not-for-profit organizations with mentoring, leadership training, and financial support to make their initiatives 'funding-ready' for private investors and donors.

The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) is launching the Resilience Innovation through Scaling Entrepreneurship (RISE) Urban Challenge to support and scale innovative solutions addressing climate resilience in urban informal settlements within ODA-eligible countries.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) issued a call for pre-proposals for the Small Grants Program on the role of ecosystem services in global change adaptation for human well-being (SGP-HW). The program provides funding of up to US$ 200,000 for two-year transdisciplinary research projects involving three or more IAI member countries, focusing on connecting science with policy to enhance socio-ecological sustainability and human well-being in the Americas.

This fact sheet provides frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding the Raising Adaptation Impact and Ambition (RAIA) research grant, which funds economic research on climate change adaptation in Africa. The grant targets national-level research to help integrate economic evidence into national policy, regulatory, and fiscal frameworks.