Climathon – 27 October 2017

#Climathon is a global 24-hour climate change hackathon which will take place simultaneously in major cities around the world on 27 October 2017.

It brings together the challenges of the world’s cities with the people who have the passion and ability to solve them. Climathon attracts innovators, entrepreneurs, students and professionals to create innovative solutions to cities climate challenges.

In cities with a 24 hour Climathon event, a Young Climathon can be set up for undergraduate students with a related challenge but with shorter time frame.

Now its third year of operation, the Climathon movement has grown tremendously over the past two years, encouraging more innovators across the globe to drive climate action.

Climathon has grown from 19 to 59 cities in the space of a year, operating across 6 continents, creating over 2330 ideas and reaching 16.8 million people worldwide in 2016.

* Climate-KIC is supported by the EIT, a body of European Union

 

 

Site: https://climathon.climate-kic.org/ & Climathon Flyer  & Climathon Brochure

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Climathon/ Twitter: @ClimateKIC

Twitter Hashtags: #Climathon  #Climathon2017