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The 2nd C40 Women4Climate Tech 2020 Challenge will choose the women-led innovative tech solution for climate with a measurable impact to experiment them in C40 cities.
C40 cities joining the Tech Challenge commit to pilot the winning solution and contribute to the selection by participating in the expert jury panel. It will select the finalists, as well as in the mayoral and city official jury panel, which will select the winners. Basically, all the innovators, entrepreneurs and startupers who will be finalists and winners will be eligible to receive financial or technical support from C40 and their partners. In addition to that, acceleration or implementation in C40 Cities.
Challenge Themes
The cities will be piloting the winning innovative solutions in the following thematic areas:
- Adaptation and risk cities response
- Healthy public buildings
- Green and healthier streets
Participating Cities
After a successful first edition in Paris and Tel Aviv-Yafo, the 2019-20 Tech Challenge has expanded to even more C40 cities.
- Los Angeles will consider applications for ‘Healthy Public Buildings’
- Lisbon will consider applications for ‘Healthy Public Buildings’ and ‘Green & Healthier Streets’
- Stockholm will consider applications for ‘Green & Healthier Streets’
- Tel Aviv-Yafo will consider applications for ‘Adaptation & Risk Cities Response’ as well as for ‘Green & Healthier Streets’
Eligibility
Applicants can apply from anywhere in the world can apply for Women4Climate Tech Challenge 2020 as their solutions can be piloted in any city, but please note that cities will only select one winner project to be piloted in their city. To review the 2018-19 Women4Climate Tech Challenge in Paris and Tel Aviv-Yafo, and information on past winners, see below or click here.
Compensation
Moreover, to increase the climate impact of the winners of the Tech Challenge C40 has secured $40,000 in funding to be split amongst the winners and used to support their experimental phase. Furthermore, the support provided will need to comply with C40’s requirements as a 501(c)3 public charity, in that respect C40 will work with the winners to determine how utilize the funds for the purpose of the experimentation.
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Specifications
| Type of Opportunity | Competitions and Awards |
|---|---|
| Deadline | 31 January,2020 |
| Field | Tech Challenge |
| City | C40 Cities |
| Open to | all women |
| Organizer | C40 Women4Climate |