Space4Youth Competition 2020
STUDENTS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (aged 18 - 35)
Are you
passionate about space and sustainable development? Do you want to make a
difference and contribute to achieve SDG 13 Climate Action?
Participate in the 2020 Space4Youth Competition!
Space4Climate
Space as a tool to address climate challenges: examples from local
communities
Climate change is the defining issue of our time. From shifting
weather patterns to rising sea levels, the impact of climate change is global
in scope and unprecedented in scale. Action is needed and young people play a
key role. United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) wants to give
a voice to your ideas on how space, in all its aspects, can mitigate climate
challenges.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE?
Submit an essay on "Space as a tool to address
climate challenges: examples from local communities". The focus
of the Competition is on Sustainable Development
Goal (SDG) 13: Climate
Action. We want to hear your ideas on how space can be used to tackle
climate challenges underlining concrete, realistic and original examples of how
space policy, space law, international cooperation in space, space technologies
and other applications can address climate change in local communities.
winning incentive(s):
The selected winner(s) will:
The winner(s) may also be invited to participate to other
events.
To apply, please read the guidelines and eligibility criteria in
the call for essays
Submission Deadline: 3 JunE 2020
If the form indicated in the call for essays does not work,
please send an email to space4youth@un.org with name,
surname, country of citizenship, and date of birth.
The Competition is open to all students and young professionals
from any Member States of the United Nations.
Do not miss this
opportunity!
Check out the experience of the winners of the 2019 Competition at https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/space4youth/competition/2019/index.html
For any questions, please contact: space4youth@un.org