The GCA Local Adaptation Champions Awards 2024, which award a €15,000 cash prize, are currently accepting applications. These prizes recognize creative, scalable, and locally-driven efforts that mitigate the effects of climate change. Applications are encouraged from any eligible organizations or networks throughout the world that are putting resilience and/or adaptation strategies based on the eight Locally Led Adaptation Principles into practice. These grants aid communities who are at risk in building strong climate resilience.
Four categories are included in the awards: local entrepreneurship, urban adaptation solutions, food security, and water security. The Water Security category honours neighbourhood-based initiatives that use efficient management to solve water-related problems and guarantee fair access for disadvantaged populations. The Food Security category showcases regional programs that support climate-smart food production systems, guaranteeing underprivileged communities’ long-term access to wholesome foods. The Urban Adaptation Solutions category honours initiatives that involve vulnerable groups and local leaders in urban settings to improve adaptive capability. In order to empower local governments and communities, the Local Entrepreneurship category recognizes locally owned businesses that are developing or utilising cutting-edge technology to address local climate risks.
There will be twenty finalists chosen, and four winners will get a €15,000 award and be invited to the Award Ceremony during COP29 in Baku, which takes place from November 11–22, 2024. Candidates that are interested must apply before the deadline.
Region: Online
Opportunity Type: Awards
Financial coverage: Paid
Eligibility Criteria:
- Eligible applicants include women-led organisations, local, national, and international non-governmental organisations; universities; research institutes; think tanks; governments; organisations that support entrepreneurship; micro, small, and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs); tech and non-tech companies; and local corporations that support climate adaptation along supply chains.
- You can apply from anywhere in the world.
- The submission must fall into one of the four categories for the GCA Awards.
- Those who wish to compete in the 2024 GCA Local Adaptation Champions tournament must fulfil the following requirements:
- Results of the intervention’s implementation are visible.
- Vulnerable cultures, communities, and individuals affected by climate change are the focus of the intervention.
- The intervention promotes resilience against the effects of climate change or addresses adaptation to them.
- Following one or more of the Principles of Locally Led Adaptation, the intervention is locally led.
Benefits:
- Twenty entries will be chosen from the international competition.
- The top 20 nominees will be given the chance to release their images, infographics, or films as part of the GCA Awards marketing campaign.
- These nominees will be the source of four winners.
- A monetary award of €15,000 will be given to each of the four winners.
- The winners will also get the opportunity to go to the Award Ceremony at COP29 in Baku, which is scheduled for November 11–22, 2024.
Deadline: August 11, 2024
