The Youth Visual Arts Competition on Climate Change Adaptation is a unique opportunity for all creative youth under 17 years old. This competition enables young artists, designers, illustrators, graphic designers, pastel and papier-mâché masters to reveal their creative potential and demonstrate their vision of a sustainable future!
Climate change is the most pressing long-term challenge the world has ever faced. However, there are also positive aspects to be found. For example, we have the opportunity to reconsider our interaction with nature and build a greener, healthier and safer future.
How will the world change? What will a sustainable future look like in 2030? What will our buildings look like? What will our clothes look like? What food are we going to eat? How are we going to move? How will we interact with nature?
You have the opportunity to paint your picture of the green future!
The competition is open to youth and children from all over the world under 17 years old.
According to the competition rules, you must submit a photo or scanned image of your work along with your name, age, and country by September 15, 2020, 23:59 CEST (Central European Summer Time).
You also need to apply by the LINK
• Your work must be unique, and you must own the copyright for the submitted image.
• People aged 17 and under (must be September 15, 2020) from any part of the world are eligible to participate. Your parents or guardians must consent to your participation in the competition, and their contact details will be requested in the application form under the link. Proof of age may be required to verify eligibility.
• Only one entry from one participant is allowed. Group sending is not possible; participants must submit their works individually.
• Each entry must have a JPG, PNG, or PDF image of the artwork attached. These can be digital drawings, photographs, or handmade artwork. Each entry should also have a short title and an accompanying description (up to 300 characters).
• Applications can be submitted either through a dedicated submission form or through a downloadable application form that must be emailed to ac@unfccc.int by the submission deadline.
• The UNFCCC reserves the right to disqualify any inappropriate entry or the one that does not meet the competition conditions. Remember that the work must be suitable for broadcast, public display, use on the UNFCCC online platforms in front of audiences of all ages.
• From the beginning of the competition, the UNFCCC will post the submissions on the website, social media or any other medium, digital or printed, as deemed by the UNFCCC.
• Applications will be evaluated by the UNFCCC Selection Panel, which will select up to 45 finalists, divided into three age groups (7 and under, 8–12 and 13–17). The selection committee will select up to 15 winners from among the finalists, divided into the same three age groups (7 and under, 8–12 and 13–17).
• Finalists will be published on the United Nations Climate Change Adaptation Technical Review Process's official website.
• Winners will be announced on the UNFCCC website. The UN Climate Change Secretariat will publish publications about the winners' works (with the authors' names and photographs).
• The creators of the three best works will be awarded certificates and prizes from the UNFCCC.
When entering a competition, we ask you to provide personal information such as your name, age, country of residence, email address and/or parent/guardian's email address. By providing your contact details, you agree to the UNFCCC privacy policy, which offers more details on how your data will be used and protected.
You confirm that you are the owner of your application. No third party should have any rights or claims to your application. The copyright for any application remains your property. However, by entering the competition, you grant the UNFCCC, its successors and licensees a free, irrevocable, transferable, sublicensable, perpetual, worldwide license to use, edit, adapt, modify, store, copy, publicly display and distribute your materials for the informational purposes of the UNFCCC. UN. You acknowledge and agree that the UNFCCC is not obligated to use any material for which you have authorized the UNFCCC to use the submitted Agreement. The UNFCCC will provide you with your name, age and/or country whenever possible when using your submissions.
By participating, you agree to release, cancel, protect and safeguard the UNFCCC, its successors, licensees, successors, representatives, selection committee, donors, partners, and any persons associated with the development or administration of the competition from any liability in connection with the competition or any activity related to the filing of applications, including, but not limited to, legal claims, costs, injury, loss or damage, claims or actions of any kind.
The UNFCCC is not responsible for late, lost, illegible or misdirected material or unauthorized third-party interference such as theft, destruction, or records alteration. The UNFCCC is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information caused by any technical error in the processing of applications, including any typographical errors.
If supposedly, a tender cannot be completed as planned, including due to fraud, natural disasters or any other factor beyond the control of the UNFCCC, the UNFCCC reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the competition without prior notice.
Participants may withdraw their application by sending written notice to ac@unfccc.int.
You can apply for the competition by the LINK.
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