Hack for Earth
Youth Hackathon at COP27

We cannot wait.

The world needs real action on climate change now.

1864 Teams
125 Countries
100 Mentors
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Winners present their solution directly to world leaders at the United Nations climate conference COP27 in Egypt and join the Build for Earth acceleration program designed to make your solution a reality.

This is how youth will create real action on climate change.
Winners have been announced at COP27!
See the 7 Winners →

What are we doing?

We hosted a global online youth hackathon at COP27 to create real solutions to climate change.

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1864 teams from 125 countries spend 3 days , created solutions and made an implementation plan.

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They did choose one of the 7 challenges, and got support from mentors, prototype, made a presentation to pitch their solutions to world leaders at COP27.

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The winners will present their solutions to a panel of COP27 delegates, and join the 3 month Build for Earth acceleration program to make their solution a reality. Sound good? Apply here!

schedule

October 14th - November 1st

Application

Apply to be part of Hack for Earth hackathon by filling out our form. You will get a notification within a few days if you have been accepted.

Application is closed now.
November 2 – November 4

Schedule

Opening Ceremony on Hack for Earth Live
‍-Wednesday November 2nd at 3 PM CET (4 PM Egypt time EET).

Meet & Match meeting here. (A digital meeting to find team members)
-Wednesday November 2nd at 5 PM CET (6 PM Egypt time EET).

Live Q&A with Hack for Earth team on our Youtube channel
-Wednesday November 2nd at 8 PM CET (9 PM Egypt time EET).

Live Q&A with Hack for Earth team on our Youtube channel.
-Tuesday November 3rd at 10 AM CET (11 AM Egypt time EET).

Live Q&A with Hack for Earth team on our Youtube channel
-Tuesday November 3rd at 8 PM CET (9 Egypt time EET).

Live Q&A with Hack for Earth team on our Youtube channel
-Friday November 4th at 2 PM CET (3 PM Egypt time EET).

Submission deadline
-Friday November 4th at 3 PM CET (4 PM Egypt time EET).

Closing Ceremony on Hack for Earth Live
-Friday November 4th at 6 PM CET (7 PM Egypt time EET).

November 14

Prize Ceremony at COP27

There will be 7 winners in Hack for Earth Youth Hackathon at COP27 – one winner for each challenge.
The Hackathon winners will be invited to Prize Ceremony with feedback from world leaders.You can watch the Prize Ceremony on United Nation Climate Change Youtube Channel
- Monday November 14th at 3 PM CET (4 PM Egypt time EET)

How it works

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Join the hackathon

When you are ready to join the hackathon, either as an individual, a new created team or as an already existing team, you have to have the following information ready:

- Name/Name of the Team

- Name and personal info of team members (all who will participate in the hackathon)

- Contact information to all team members

Note: You have to be 16-35 years old and be able to communicate and understand English.

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Apply as a team

Do you already have team members and want to join as one team?! - Perfect! You can be as many people as you think it has to be to get the job done. Recommendation for an effective and successful team is 4-6 people in the same group.

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Find teammates

If you don’t have a team and want to apply as a full team, no worries! You can join our matching tool Meet & Match to find team members to create a team with people from all over the world with the competences you need to be as innovative and successful as possible.

This is a fun and also a great way to meet new people with the same ambitions as yourself — creating real solutions to the SDGs.

Hackers can join the Meet & Match sessions when applying for the hackathon.

Challenges

Transport
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Smart Cities
Energy
Natural Resources Management
Sustainable Digital Solutions

Partnerships

In collaboration with

Organized by

Contact us at: info@hackforearth.com
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