Deadline: 30-Jun-21
CMCC is now seeking nominations for its Climate Change Communication Award to showcase and promote the most creative and impactful initiatives.
Aims
- increase public awareness on climate change and its interactions with society, the economy, the environment, and policy-making process;
- disseminate science-based information and data related to climate change through the application of innovative ideas, technologies and methodologies in the field of media, journalism, and communication at large;
- communicate the threats and opportunities posed by the climate change challenge using multiple languages and innovative mediums, including journalism, art, visuals and music;
- trigger action in the audiences addressed, including students, consumers, businesses and politicians.
Prize Details
The finalists and the winner of the CMCC Climate Change Communication Award “Rebecca Ballestra” – together with any special mentions that the jury may decide to make – will be announced during a high-level event that will be held in autumn 2021. The author(s) of the winning project will have the opportunity to present their project and their work at the event and will receive a cash prize of 5,000 Euro.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Award is open to individuals, teams or organizations, regardless of nationality.
- Eligible submissions must present projects, initiatives and tools that communicate climate change in education, advocacy, media production and social engagement activities. All the projects, initiatives and tools must already be available to the public.
- The applicant can be the author of the project/initiative or the contact person for the author team. The author is the physical person, association or organization that invented, created or designed the submitted project.
- Where an intellectual property owner’s authorization is needed, it is the responsibility of the applicants to obtain such approval before submitting the final materials.
- Eligible submissions must be in English and compliant with the application procedure described in this Call for Proposals.
Evaluation Criteria
- Submitted projects will be evaluated by a jury composed of highly qualified members representing the multidisciplinary nature of climate change communication. A pre-selection of the proposals may take place to minimise the burden on the jury.
- The international jury performs its assessment according to the following criteria:
- innovation;
- expected/observed impact and engagement;
- ability to reach new and broad audiences (beyond the climate science community);
- reliability of information and data.
- The jury’s judgement is final.
For more information, visit https://www.cmccaward.eu/call-for-proposals/