- Increasing the adaptability of renewable energy systems
- Applying hybrid energy systems to decrease reliance on fossil fuels
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Creating technology and social solutions for driving climate action in the MENA region
Supported by the United Nations and the Danish International Development Agency
The Youth Climate Innovation Lab is a fast-paced three-day event during which youth innovators from across the MENA region, with the support of climate technology, entrepreneurship, and business experts, will explore design thinking tools to ideate and validate innovative solutions for climate mitigation and adaptation within selected sectors and technology fields. The program will help participants flex their entrepreneurial muscles and by the end create business solutions for enhanced climate action in response to climate change threats to the MENA region.
An opportunity to co-create business ideas for enhance climate action!
Supported by private sector experts, entrepreneurs, and innovation facilitators, the participants will be challenged to think outside of the box and co-create timely solutions and business ideas to address pressing challenges in climate change. This program will provide a hands-on learning space in which participants explore and implement frameworks for ideation and validation to solve common and critical problems in innovative, viable, and sustainable ways.
Who Can Participate?
People can apply either as a team (a minimum of 2 members) or as individuals (who we will group into teams).
For Startup Teams:
For individuals
Anyone who is:
STEP 1
LAUNCH CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
August 15 2022
STEP 2
APPLICATION DEADLINE
September 9 2022
STEP 3
APPLICATION OUTCOME
September 9 2022
STEP 4
TEAM FORMATION RESULTS
September 13 2022
STEP 5
MENA YOUTH CLIMATE LAB
September 16 - 18 2022
STEP 6
MENA YOUTH CLIMATE INNOVATION ACADEMY
September 26 2022
STEP 7
MENA YOUTH CLIMATE INNOVATION ACADEMY DEMO DAY
November 18 2022
Program Benefits
Winner Prizes
At the end of the Climate Innovation Lab, the winners from the MENA region will participate in the 6-8 week Climate Innovation Academy Program delivered by Seedstars, and the CTCN. They will receive follow-on support to implement and scale their solutions.
The top 3 teams will receive a prize of 1,860 USD and the chance to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in November in Egypt.
ClimateTech innovations in the following sectors:
