Climate-KIC’s Climathon will be held in over 50 cities, and there is still time to join!

Climate-KIC’s Climathon challenge has currently engaged over 50 cities to join the Climathon movement on the 28 October 2016, and is encouraging more cities to join in the action.

What is Climathon?

Climathon is a global 24-hour climate change event which will take place simultaneously in major cities around the world on 28 October 2016.

Climate-KIC’s Climathon brings together the challenges of the world’s cities with the people who have the passion and ability to solve them. Participants gather for 24 hours to engage in a climate-related problem solving workshop. City citizens around the world will get to take direct climate action in their own cities by coming up with innovative solutions to local climate change problems.

Last year’s Climathon saw 19 cities around the world take part in the first Climathon challenge on 18 June 2015. Climathon engaged more than 2.6 million people worldwide to take climate action. Winners of the city challenges showcased their solutions during the Paris Climate Summit.

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Each city sets up its own local climate change challenge reflecting what impacts their urban life most. These challenges include urban planning, infrastructure, housing and water/waste removal, use of city satellite data etc. 

Participants can come along with a pre-existing idea and work with a team to develop this during the 24 hours, or can develop an idea on the day. 

After 24 intense hours of collaboration, excitement and solution-finding, the best idea in each city will be selected by a jury consisting of relevant local stakeholders.

How to get involved?
 
Climate-KIC are still looking for more cities across the globe to join this year’s Climathon challenge. Climathon is an excellent way to engage your citizens to take real climate action in your city!

How will you benefit from Climathon?

• Crowdsourcing local ideas to solve climate challenges of your city
• Engagement of local students, entrepreneurs and innovators
• Forge strong links between local businesses, academia and public bodies
• Empower and showcase your local communities climate action across the globe
• Engage with new global partners through Climate-KIC

What Climate-KIS offers Climathon participants

Create real solutions to your city’s climate challenge, take action in your city.

How will you benefit from Climathon?

• Help solve your city’s local climate challenge, and make your city more resilient to climate change
• Network with local leaders from academia, business and public authorities
• Develop your skills in public speaking, innovative thinking, prioritisation, and explore new tools and methodologies
• Join forces with other like-minded entrepreneurs and innovators
• Become a part of a global community working together to take climate action!

Contact

If you have any queries about the Climathon please contact:

Climathon Manager – Orsolya Barna climathon@climate-kic.org