ECA Hackathon | Leveraging digital technologies for climate change and adaptation

ECA Hackathon | Leveraging digital technologies for climate change and adaptation
25 - 27 February 2023
Niamey
ECA

The main aim of the Hackathon is to invite software engineers, partners, and service providers/representatives to devise creative solutions and explore how to incorporate emerging technologies in contributing to climate resilience. To this end, the categories of this innovation challenge broadly address the following key focus areas:

  • SDG GOAL 2: Zero Hunger

  • SDG GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

  • SDG GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

  • SDG GOAL 13: Climate Action

  • SDG GOAL 14: Life Below Water

  • SDG GOAL 15: Life on Land

The Hackathon will also connect participants to a global network of like-minded individuals to collaborate and develop solutions to address climate change, and in turn, contribute to inclusive and sustainable development in Africa.

Expected Outcomes

The expected outcomes of the Hackathon may include:

  1. An opportunity for youngsters to collaborate across borders for better understanding of the climate change induced challenges faced by the continent.

  2. Engagement of innovators, stakeholders, experts and investors in developing climate resilient innovations and techniques.

  3. Increased awareness of the impact of climate change in Africa among innovators, stakeholders, experts and investors.

  4. Enhance the engagement of students on issues related to climate change.

  5. Encourage students to conceive technology-based start-ups that contribute to the reduction of the impacts of climate change in Africa and in the process create employment.

Participants

Participants of the Hackathon will be any African with innovative projects i.e., individuals, start-ups and organisations (including NGOs, Associations, Youth Groups and African institutions such as universities) working on innovative solutions to address climate change impacts.

Platform for submissions

To be eligible for the competition, participants (individuals or organized groups) should upload their project that addresses the issues described in the above list of focus areas and any prototype video demo via the link on the banner. If information and other content from a third party has been used to develop the prototype/application, etc., all rights, authorisations, and agreements should be obtained prior to submission.

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The main aim of the Hackathon is to invite software engineers, partners, and service providers/representatives to devise creative solutions and explore how to incorporate emerging technologies in contributing to climate resilience. To this end, the categories of this innovation challenge broadly address the following key focus areas:

 

 

 

  • SDG GOAL 2: Zero Hunger
  • SDG GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
  • SDG GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG GOAL 13: Climate Action
  • SDG GOAL 14: Life Below Water
  • SDG GOAL 15: Life on Land

 

 

 

The Hackathon will also connect participants to a global network of like-minded individuals to collaborate and develop solutions to address climate change, and in turn, contribute to inclusive and sustainable development in Africa.

 

Expected Outcomes

 

The expected outcomes of the Hackathon may include:

 

 

 

  1. An opportunity for youngsters to collaborate across borders for better understanding of the climate change induced challenges faced by the continent.
  2. Engagement of innovators, stakeholders, experts and investors in developing climate resilient innovations and techniques.
  3. Increased awareness of the impact of climate change in Africa among innovators, stakeholders, experts and investors.
  4. Enhance the engagement of students on issues related to climate change.
  5. Encourage students to conceive technology-based start-ups that contribute to the reduction of the impacts of climate change in Africa and in the process create employment.

 

 

Participants

 

Participants of the Hackathon will be any African with innovative projects i.e., individuals, start-ups and organisations (including NGOs, Associations, Youth Groups and African institutions such as universities) working on innovative solutions to address climate change impacts.

 

Platform for submissions

 

To be eligible for the competition, participants (individuals or organized groups) should upload their project that addresses the issues described in the above list of focus areas and any prototype video demo via the link on the banner. If information and other content from a third party has been used to develop the prototype/application, etc., all rights, authorisations, and agreements should be obtained prior to submission.

 

Countries: Niger