Global Integrated Flood and Drought Management Competition for Youth-Led Projects

Objectives

• The objectives of the competition are:
  • To enhance communities’ resilience (preparedness, response, and adaptation) to floods and drought events through youth involvement.
  • To showcase the impact youth can have in supporting communities’ flood and drought resilience.
  • To create opportunities for youth to implement, scale, and sustain their projects in the long term, ensuring youth is increasingly involved in climate action efforts and their initiatives receive recognition and visibility.

Funding Information

• The contribution provided to the selected project for the implementation of the foreseen activities is of 3000 CHF.

Eligible Projects

• Projects can be submitted by individuals or youth-led organizations/teams of young professionals. Projects can be implemented anywhere. However, priority will be given to:
  • Projects implemented in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDSs), particularly those benefitting the most vulnerable groups.
  • Projects supporting gender-transformative approaches.
  • Projects reflecting the use of Indigenous knowledge and nature-based solutions.
  • Scalable and replicable projects.
  • Projects outside these priority areas are still eligible for selection.

Eligibility Criteria

• The proposed projects must:
  • Be youth-led (students/young professionals under 35) and demonstrate the active participation and engagement of youth in the proposed project activities.
  • Contribute to enhancing resilience to floods and drought.
  • Be innovative, and results-oriented, having clearly identified objectives, timeline, and scope.
  • Be implemented within a maximum of 9 months.
  • Be scalable and sustainable in time.

For more information, visit Integrated Drought Management Programme.