Application Deadline: January 9th 2022
The GSMA is looking for start-ups, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and social enterprises in Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Caribbean, Latin America and Eastern Europe that leverage digital technology, particularly mobile, to deliver climate resilience and adaptation solutions to and with low-income and vulnerable populations.
Climate resilience and adaptation solutions are defined as those that help to build individual, community or institutional capacities to:
- Adapt to multiple, long-term and future climate change risks;
- Anticipate and reduce the impact of climate variability and extremes through preparedness and planning; and/or
- Absorb (i.e. face and manage) adverse conditions, emergencies or disasters.
The objective of the Fund is to test and generate insights from innovative use-cases, partnerships and business models in selected geographies in order to improve the sustainability and scalability of digital enabled solutions that make a positive impact on low-income populations and those who are most vulnerable to current or future climate risks.
Benefits
Successful projects will receive an equity-free grant of between £100,000 and £250,000 to scale their innovation over a 15 to 18 month period.
In addition to the financial compensation, grantees will receive further support, including but not limited to:
- Learning exchange opportunities with other grantees and GSMA networks;
- Facilitation of relationships with mobile operators and public sector organisations; and
- Profiling opportunities through GSMA publications, social media and industry leading MWC events.
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the GSMA Innovation Fund for Climate Resilience and Adaptation