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. Examples of challenges are:

Local Challenge Partners

Global 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