Deadline: 5-Jan-22
Applications are now open for the Climate Smart Cities Challenge to identify climate smart solutions to reduce the climate impact of Bogotá, Colombia; Bristol, United Kingdom; Curitiba, Brazil; and Makindye Ssabagabo, Uganda.
The climate ambitions of these cities include green and affordable homes, net-zero neighbourhoods, improved neighbourhood mobility, sustainable energy, optimized recycling and more efficient urban freight.
The competition asks innovators – technologists, SMEs, developers, finance experts and more – to submit their best ideas and solutions to the unique challenges identified by the four partner cities. They are looking for organizations that can play a role in implementing transformative, real-world projects.
Climate Smart Cities Challenge is an initiative from Viable Cities, UN-Habitat, Nesta Challenges, Teknikföretagen, Vinnova, Swedish Energy Agency, Business Sweden, Ignite, Mission Innovation, International Council of Swedish Industry: NIR, Swedish Export Credit Corporation, Smart City Sweden, Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth, Swedish Institute, Swedish Secretariat for Expo 2020 Dubai, ABB Group, and Sveriges Allmänna Utrikeshandelsförening. The initiative is being delivered by Viable Cities and UN-Habitat, supported by Vinnova (the funder).
Initiative
The city representatives involved in the initiative include:
- Curitiba: Instituto de Pesquisa e Planejamento Urbano de Curitiba and Prefeitura Municipal de Curitiba (Curitiba Municipality); Agência Curitiba de Desenvolvimento S.A. (Curitiba Agency)
- Bogotá: Secretariats of Mobility and Environment
- Makindye Ssabagabo: Makindye Ssabagabo Municipal Council
- Bristol: Bristol Housing Festival, Bristol City Council, and Bristol Once City
Eligibility Criteria
The Climate Smart Cities Challenge is open to applications globally; they encourage submissions from innovators and organizations from across the world. To see if you are eligible to enter please read the following eligibility croatia and full Terms and Conditions carefully:
- Applicants must be a registered entity (inclusive of businesses, charities, community groups, educational institutions, sole traders, and public bodies etc.). It is not required that you be registered specifically within one of the four countries.
- Separate applications must be submitted for each organization.
- Applicants must own or have permission to use relevant intellectual property.
- Applicants must specify which city challenge they are applying for. Please note that you are able to submit a separate proposal if you wish to apply to more than one city challenge.
- Applications must clearly respond to one of the four city challenges as described on the challenge website and in the competition brief.
- Employees of Viable Cities, UN-Habitat, Nesta Challenges, Instituto de Pesquisa e Planejamento Urbano de Curitiba (IPPUC) (Institute for Research and Urban Planning of Curitiba); Prefeitura Municipal de Curitiba (Curitiba Municipality); Secretariat of Mobility, City of Bogotá; Secretariat of Environment, City of Bogotá; Makindye Ssabagabo Municipal Council; Bristol City Council; Bristol Housing Festival or any other partner organizations involved in Climate Smart Cities Challenge, and their immediate families, are not eligible to enter.
- Individuals or organizations who are involved in assessing entries, and their immediate families, are not eligible to enter.
- They are unable to accept entries from any organization that is currently: bankrupt, in liquidation, having their affairs administered by the courts or entered into an arrangement with creditors.
For more information, visit https://climatesmart.citieschallenge.org/