Climate Change Challenges

One of the critical factors for a successful hackathon project that gets real-world results is to pitch well-defined problem statements for teams to respond to. Successful, sustainable projects are created when organisations bring forwards key challenges and problem statements, collaborate with teams over the 48-hour event and show an ongoing commitment to creating real-world impact with these projects. We have engaged with various Challenge Partners that address the 15 global challenges of this hackathon.

Challenge Partners

Climate Awareness Challenges

• Public awareness: Gain a critical mass of public awareness and support for addressing climate change
• Personal impact: Help people understand their personal impact and carbon footprint
• Digital activism: What digital tools can we give to savvy activists and campaigners that will unlock the potential to create powerful movements for climate action?
• Compelling visualisation: Create compelling visualisations of climate models and climate impacts
• International negotiations: Facilitate effective international negotiations and strong international agreements

Climate Adaptation Challenges

• Resilient communities: Build tools to empower strong, prepared and resilient communities
• Temperature rise: Respond to heatwaves, drought and agricultural challenges
• Extreme weather: Respond to flooding, tropical storms, wildfires and extreme sudden weather events
• Ecosystems and nature: Protect and restore ecosystems, natural spaces and animal habitats
• NGO collaboration: Facilitate collaboration and communication between NGOs

Climate Action Challenges

• Consumer behaviour: Influence and encourage climate-friendly consumption choices
• Energy production: Develop global scale solutions for low-carbon energy production
• Responsible finance: Encourage responsible finance and divestment away from fossil fuels
• Sustainability and energy efficiency: Increase energy efficiency, appropriate use of resources and sustainable business
• Reforestation: End deforestation and stimulate reforestation