With the rapid acceleration of climate change, COP27 is an opportunity for global stakeholders to come to action. This year, in November 2022, Egypt will host the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, with an aim to build on previous successes and pave the way for future ambition. This will be a chance for all stakeholders including UNDP to stand together against the crisis.
UNDP Egypt in partnership with the Ministry of Youth and Sports are organizing the regional event AFRICLIMATE™ Inclusive Innovation Bootcamp, under the Arabic Youth Leadership Programme and the activities of UNDP Meetups for Climate Action 2022. With the support of MCS Egypt, Nahdet El Mahrousa Foundation, and YouThink Green Egypt.
The 6-day Bootcamp is for the participating teams to work on solutions for climate action. It includes informative sessions and workshops by experts on relevant topics, round table discussions, and team work sessions to enhance the ideas and come up with solutions and prototypes.
Develop up to 30 innovative and sustainable (viable) feasible impactful (influential) solutions to address climate change, environmental sustainability, and clean affordable energy and water resources, with the commitment to building working prototypes and preparing market-fit products/ services.
Using Design Thinking and Collective Intelligence, UNDP prepared a customized innovation methodology for climate action. The methodology is applied using a set of developed templates with simple steps and guidance to boost the creativity and innovation of the participants. The methodology will empower their abilities to explore and test non-traditional hypotheses to solve the traditional climate problems facing Africa.
Participants can work on inclusive solutions under one of the following themes:
Renewable, sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy;
Sustainable agriculture;
Waste management;Biodiversity and ecosystems conservation;
Sustainable environment-friendly cooling/ heating solutions for buildings.
Combatting desertification and restoring degraded land and soil;
Increase afforestation and reforestation;
Conservation and sustainable management of oceans, seas, coasts, and their ecosystems;
Promote and apply sustainable tourism; and
Enhance inclusive education and awareness-raising on climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Individuals and teams can apply if they match the following criteria:
Age between 18 and 29 years old.
The team should be formed of up to 4 members.
Participants should have a valid passport and be eligible to travel.
Participants should be able to understand and speak English.
Participants should NOT be involved in any political, violent, illegal, or discriminative activities.
Women are highly encouraged to apply;
Persons with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply, in case of any difficulty please contact: abdelhamid.ezzat@undp.org
Selected winning solutions will be awarded as follows:
Best AFRICLIMATE ™ Solution 2022: US$ 3000
2nd Best AFRICLIMATE ™ Solution 2022: US$ 1500
3rd Best AFRICLIMATE ™ Solution 2022: US$ 1000
Application Deadline: 17 September 2022