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Getting started
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The present Section describes the first steps needed to get started with the GAINS model, including: 

     - :ref:`Overview<overview>`: Provides a high-level overview of the policy work that was, or is currently, carried out using the GAINS as well as more detailed explanations of the model capabilities.
     - :ref:`Target audience<audience>`: Describes main user categories as well as prerequisites to access/use the GAINS model.
     - :ref:`Access rights/Installation<rights>`: Details the various types of rights inherent to each given user category and the steps needed to be granted these rights and start using the model.
     - :ref:`Choose your regional domain<domain>`: Lists the various model instances, including the regional and local ones.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   overview
   audience
   rights
   domain