Challenge # 02
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Challenge # 02
How can we communicate the impacts of climate
change on a HABITAT and/or SPECIES and the benefits of mitigation, adaptation and resilience?
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Challenge #02 Results
The winning, commended and shortlisted entries for Challenge 02 which focused on the theme of 'Ecological Change' are showcased in our second compendium.
The video below shows a summary of the winning and commended entries in the second CLIMATE CREATIVES CHALLENGE. View the compendium above to see the entries in more detail.
What is it?
The CLIMATE CREATIVES CHALLENGE is a global initiative serving as a catalyst for innovation in climate communication. This includes a biannual international design competition, supporting new and novel approaches for communicating the impacts of climate change and the benefits of mitigation, adaptation and resilience.
Prizes
*Prizes are in British Pound Sterling (GBP)
1st place £1,000
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2nd place £750
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3rd place £500
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20 x Commendations of £250
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Who could enter ?
The challenge was open to all disciplines and creative backgrounds including;​
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DESIGNERS
FILMMAKERS
ARCHITECTS
PROGRAMMERS
ENGINEERS
MUSICIANS
WRITERS
SCULPTORS
ILLUSTRATORS
STORYTELLERS
SCIENTISTS
ECOLOGISTS
DATA VISUALISERS
GEOGRAPHERS
SOCIAL SCIENTISTS
ENVIRONMENTALISTS
+ anyone with a creative concept that can help communicate this theme. They did not have to be a professional or in a team
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Formats
To encourage different types of creative communication, we accepted a broad range of types of entry submission, including;
Illustrations
Poetry & Prose
Photos
Audio
Video
Sculpture
Timings
Entry opened = 1st DECEMBER (2022)
Entry closed = 13th JANUARY (2023) @ 18:00 GMT
Winning entries announced = 27th JANUARY (2023)
Challenge #02
How can we communicate the impacts of climate change on a HABITAT and/or SPECIES and the benefits of mitigation, adaptation and resilience?
The judges were looking for entrants to;
- Explore ways for communicating the topic that go beyond the traditional bounds / formats in which it's typically represented.
- Share 'place' based narratives that link to / showcase contextual stories and experiences.
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- Consider how your entry to the challenge could connect with people and/or organisations that aren’t necessarily aware or engaged with this topic.
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- Not just focus on the hazard, but also show actions that can be taken for adaptation and to change the consequences endured.
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The
Judges
SORAYA
ABDEL-HADI
Founder, Director, Operations Manager
Specialisms include;
Sustainability, Diversity in the outdoors
Soraya Abdel-Hadi is an award-winning writer, artist, and advocate for women and diversity in the UK outdoors. She believes in taking a holistic approach to making the world a better place, and her work focuses on sustainability, nature and adventure travel. Soraya is Lonely Planet Sustainable Storyteller 2021 and founder of the All The Elements – a community interest company working to increase diversity in the UK outdoors.
JO
HALEY
Producer, Director at BBC Natural History Unit
Specialisms include;
Filmmaking, scriptwriting, science communication, photography
Jo Haley has been making documentaries for 12 years, mostly on high-end, landmark wildlife programmes such as 'Planet Earth 2', 'Dynasties' and 'Seven Worlds: One Planet'. She has directed wildlife shoots across five continents – from trekking through Congolese jungle swamps, searching the deep ocean floor for new species, climbing active volcanoes in Galapagos and sledding through the frozen tundra of Canada. Jo is just embarking on the next series of Blue Planet at the BBC, having recently acquired a commercial diving qualification. She’s particularly passionate about communicating complex science in simple and visually interesting ways, and promoting conservation in a digestible and actionable format.
DR KRIS
DE MEYER
Neuroscientist, Director of the UCL Climate Action Unit (CAU)
Specialisms include;
Neuroscience, science communicator, policy co-production expert
Dr Kris De Meyer is a neuroscientist, science communicator and science-policy co-production expert, bringing insights from neuroscience and psychology to the domain of climate change. He is the Director of the UCL Climate Action Unit (CAU) and a research fellow at Kings College London. Kris works with environmental scientists, policymakers and conservation NGOs to support them in communicating more constructively about controversial environmental topics, such as climate change. He is also the producer of the award-winning documentary, Right Between Your Ears (exploring the neuroscience and psychology of entrenched views), co-creator of children's radio series Climate Explorers, and the participatory theatre piece, The Justice Syndicate.
DR MADHUR
ANAND
Director of The Guelph Institute for Environmental Research (GIER), Professor of Ecology & Sustainability, School of Environmental Sciences, Writer.
Specialisms include;
Writing, poetry, biodiversity, ecological modelling, forest ecology, global ecological change, sustainability science, climate change ecology
Science? Art? No Boundaries. Dr. Madhur Anand is Director at the Guelph Institute for Environmental Research (GIER) and actively linking interdisciplinary researchers and multi-media artists, encouraging innovation and broad collaboration through the lens of addressing environmental challenges. She is a multi-award-winning writer, including receiving the 2020 Governer General’s Award for Literary Award for Nonfiction, and is often found presenting on the writer’s festival circuit and at scientific conferences.
JAHAWI BERTOLLI
Founder, East African Ocean Explorers & Africa Underwater Ltd
Specialisms include;
TV presenter, filmmaker, photographer, conservationist and music producer
Jahawi Bertolli is a National Geographic Explorer & Photo Camp Instructor, iLCP Associate Fellow, Award winning film maker, photographer and TV presenter from Kenya specialising in wildlife and the underwater world. Growing up in Kenya, spending a lot of time both on the beach or out in the bush, Jahawi nurtured a deep curiosity and love for the natural world and strives to portray the beauty, power and vulnerability of wild environments through his work. The main themes of his work being environmental, marine and shark conservation. Although his work has taken him around the world his current focus is in on telling African wildlife and conservation stories in an innovative, fresh way by telling them through the eyes of the communities who have lived in these environments with these animals, making them culturally relevant and highlighting African storytelling.
SARAH
TAYLOR
Senior Specialist Climate Change Adaptation,
Natural England
Specialisms include;
Climate change adaptation, resilience and change, natural environment impacts, vulnerabilities and action, spatial data, climate change coaching and well-being
Sarah Taylor a specialist in adaptation for the natural environment, placing nature, our life support system, at the centre of climate action. Sarah works on collating and sharing evidence to generate action on the climate and ecological crisis, both through embedding climate change across Natural England’s work and working with partners and across other sectors. Sarah’s work also explores how creative approaches can help engage on the nature and climate emergency and how this interacts with inclusivity, equity and environmental justice. Sarah is a coach and is working on how the coaching approach can help galvanise action and support us.
ED
BARSLEY
Environmental Designer, Author and Illustrator
Specialisms include;
Environmental Architecture, Illustration, Resilient Design, Risk Communication, Filmmaking
Ed Barsley runs ‘The Environmental Design Studio’ (TEDS) and is an environmental designer, author, illustrator and filmmaker. In January 2020, Ed's book ‘Retrofitting for Flood Resilience’ was published by the RIBA and features many of his original artworks illustrating the impacts of climate change of the built and natural environment and benefits of adaptation / resilience. He is fellow of the RSA and is leading the design of the 'Hydroscape', a large scale living-lab to test and showcase strategies for resilience in the built / natural environment. He led the creation of both the Climate Creatives Challenge and the Hazard + Hope initiative to foster innovation and increase impact in climate change communication.
FLORENCE
ZEALEY
Brand & Design Executive at WWF-UK
Specialisms include;
Illustration, Graphic Design & Marketing
Florence Zealey is an illustrator and designer based in Hampshire in the UK. She graduated from the Arts University Bournemouth with a BA in Illustration and has always taken inspiration from nature, lyrics and 60s design. Florence has produced designs for the COP summits, Youth Living Planet Report and new Sustainable Futures careers programme. Inclusivity and collaboration is integral to WWF's mission to create a future where people and nature thrive together. Florence's work champions these values through accessible and authentic design, ensuring the stories told are representative of all those in society.
Sponsors
This challenge was sponsored by;
Natural England’s mission is to build partnerships for nature’s recovery to deliver our vision for thriving nature for people and planet. We know that nature is life. It underpins everything we do. It is fundamental to our health and well-being, and is at the heart of every successful sustainable economy. We recognise that climate change can’t be addressed without tackling nature loss and the urgency to deliver for people and nature is greater than ever.
TEDS are an award-winning social venture whose aim is to reduce the exposure and vulnerability of communities and environments to natural / human induced hazards (particularly those resulting from or exacerbated by climate change). Their work in this field is facilitated and undertaken through design, research and training initiatives which highlights the causes/consequences of hazards and showcases strategies for adaptation and resilience to these threats.
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Supporter
This challenge was being supported by the WWF;
WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) are the global environmental charity leading the race to bring our world back to life. WWF’s Living Planet Report shows average population sizes of wildlife have declined by 69% since 1970. With nature in freefall, we’re urgently tackling the underlying causes that are driving the decline – especially the food system and climate change, so future generations have a world with thriving habitats and species. We’re in a race to restore the natural world and prevent catastrophic climate change before it’s too late. And it’s a race we can still win.
WWF are supporting Challenge #2 of the Climate Creatives Challenge as we share a goal to grow and diversify the audience engaging with the ongoing nature & climate crisis. This challenge brings voices from across the world, inspiring hope for future generations - to bring our world back to life, before it’s too late.
This is a peak time of international and local crises on food, energy and the environment, with escalating cost of living everywhere. Design plays a crucial part to give people the solutions to these problems in an inclusive and accessible way. Together, we can still stop the loss of nature and set it on the road to recovery.
Technical Requirements
Entrants could only choose one 'type' of format to use (i.e. can't submit a photo, poem and painting) ;
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They must have had the appropriate ownership rights and permissions for any content you feature / submit as part of the challenge.
Illustrations
Photos
Video
Audio
Poetry & Prose
Sculpture
This could be a sketch, painting, visualisation/render,
infographic or other type of illustration.
Eligible Approaches
You might have captured a picture that conveys the aim of the challenge
It could be a short film or animation
It may be a song or sound you've written / recorded
It could be a poem or experience you want to share
It may be you've made a sculpture or model
Specifications
Max. 3 files submitted
Min. resolution
200dpi.
Min. image dimensions 120 x 120mm
Max duration 4 minutes
Max track
duration 4 mins
500 word limit
Video ratios:
21:9 / 16:9 / 1:1 / 4:3 / 9:16
File Formats
png, jpeg,
jpg, ai, pdf,
mov, mp4,
mpeg, avi,
mpeg4,
wmv, mp3
wma
pdf, doc,
docx, csv,
Physical objects will need to be photographed and comply with the requirements for that format.
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