Welcome to a hackathon dedicated to the climate.
This hackathon is about you. It's about me. It's about us and the Earth. It's a hackathon about respect for the environment and to stand united for the climate, through our way of living. This is about sustainability. Nothing else can be more important. (Possibly this hackathon.)
Developers of all background and skills are welcome to participate, and we’re looking forward to your innovative contributions for an even more sustainable world.
The environmental challenges are many, each with its own complexity. In some areas we have come a long way, in other areas the humanity has barely moved. This hackathon's challenges will be put in the light of:
CARBON: How to go low carbon, by reducing emissions and cut energy consumptions?
- MapBiomas - Reduce deforestation
- Cool Farm Alliance CIC - Remote landscape classification
- Hudson Carbon - Remote identification of grazing livestock
- Ember & Subak - Tracking methane super-emitters
- WWF - Quantify Greenhouse gas emission reductions
ECOSYSTEM: How to preserve and protect biodiversity and health of the world’s ecosystem?
- Smithsonian Institution - Bird Friendly® Habitat App
- Climate Policy Radar - Digging deep into climate policy
- PlanBørnefonden - The gender-related needs of people affected by disaster
- TrainsitionZero - Identifying power plant technologies using machine learning and satellite imagery
WASTE: How to become more sustainable, by developing products with zero waste?
- Buy Food With Plastic - Impact monitor
WATER: How to be water positive, meaning replenish more water than used?
- WattTime - Hydropower plants season behavior
We are publishing information about the organizations that will set this hackathon's stage, with their challenges, stay tuned!
The choice of technology is optional. Although we take the opportunity to inform that temporary Microsoft Azure passes will be available. Just sayin'.
Sign up your team and join the movement: The Climate Hackathon of 2021.
The hackathon is organised and hosted by Stratiteq in partnership with Microsoft.
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Eligibility
- Participants must be over 18 years of age.
- Participants must enter as teams of 3-6 members.
- Projects must be created during the hackathon (22nd March 2021, 9am, CET - 26th March 2021, 5pm, CET).
- Official language of the Hackathon is English.
Prizes
€6,000 in prizes
Carbon Track Prize
• Featured on Microsoft's Green Tech Blog
• Exclusive interview on Microsoft Learn TV
• Azure Heroes Maker badge for every team member
• 2000€ value in mentorship from Stratiteq
Ecosystem Track Prize
• Featured on Microsoft's Green Tech Blog
• Exclusive interview on Microsoft Learn TV
• Azure Heroes Maker badge for every team member
• 2000€ value in mentorship from Stratiteq
Waste Track Prize
• Featured on Microsoft's Green Tech Blog
• Exclusive interview on Microsoft Learn TV
• Azure Heroes Maker badge for every team member
• 2000€ value in mentorship from Stratiteq
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges

Baroness Bryony Worthington
Crossbench member of the House of Lords

Jamie Alexander
Director, Drawdown Labs

Hampus Jakobsson
Climate Venture Capitalist

Sanjay Podder
Managing Director and Global Lead- Technology Sustainability Innovation at Accenture
Judging Criteria
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Impact
How much impact would a solution have in solving the addressed challenge? -
Feasibility
Is the solution realistic in terms of the technological, legal and other aspects? -
Implementation
How much was done on the hackathon in terms of making a real software solution? -
Innovation
Is the solution innovative and creative, is it using the latest technologies?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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